Description

SP61NW PIDDINGTON

11/125 Corble Farmhouse

10. 7. 87
- II

Farmhouse. Late C16/early C17, extended probably late C17/early C18. Timber
framing with some brick infill and some tile hanging; old plain-tile roof with
brick stacks. 2-unit lobby-entry plan with rear wing, extended at front. 2
storeys plus attic. Front is partly obscured by the single-storey brick kitchen
extension but has some exposed framing, to right, with a 4-panel door and a
leaded 2-light casement; other walls are tile hung with, in the left gable wall,
a 4-pane sash and a 2-light casement, plus, in the right gable wall, leaded
casements of 3 and 4 lights. Roof has a large central 4-shaft stack. Rear wing,
of one storey plus attic, is also tile hung over framing. Front wing has narrow
bricks at lower level, a rounded bread-oven projection, and has a gable parapet
with projecting kneelers of moulded brick. Interior: exposed framing with heavy
curved braces; massive central stack; old winder stairs to both floors with
wood-latched doors; curved windbrace in roof.

Listing NGR: SP6382715989

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2