Description

NORTH MOLTON
SS 72 NE
14/121 Sannacott Farmhouse
- II
Farmhouse. Mid C17, remodelled and enlarged in the mid to late C18. Enlarged in the
late C19. Rendered, partly over stone, with gable-ended scantle-slate roof. Hipped
scantle-slate roof over C19 block. C19 addition of coursed stone rubble with red-
brick dressings. C17 dressed stone stack to right with weatherings and C18 stone
stack to rear of left-hand end. C19 red-brick ridge stacks to rear block.
Plan and development: C17 2-room plan, facing south, with lateral stack to rear of
left-hand room and end stack to right-hand room. Remodelled in the mid to late C18,
when eaves were probably raised. Service rooms with loft over added at right-hand
end, probably at the same time. C19 addition to rear of left-hand end. 2 storeys.
Exterior: Left-hand end with 3 windows to first floor and 2 to ground floor; C18
boxed 16-pane glazing bar sashes (each leaf of 4 panes across and 2 up), and central
first floor 8-pane sash. C18 addition to right has first-floor C18 small paned
wooden casement to left, ground-floor C18 wooden cross window to left with wrought-
iron bars and C19 half-glazed door and 4-paned casement to right, both with wooden
lintels. Left-hand gable end has ground-floor C20 16-pane glazing bar sash in
probably C19 opening with segmental brick head and narrow keystone. Left-hand side
(west) of rear wing with 3 segmental-headed 4-pane sashes to each floor and C19 half-
glazed door to right with hipped-roofed porch.
Interior: Left-hand ground-floor room has C17 chamfered cross beam with stepped
runout stops and C19 marble chimney-piece to rear. Kitchen in C19 addition has brick
segmental-arched fireplace with bread oven. C18 4-bay roof over front range with
nailed collar trusses. C18 roof over loft to right too, also with nailed collar
trusses. First-floor rooms not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS7524628938

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26577129

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability