Description

PARRACOMBE CHURCHTOWN, Parracombe
SS 64 SE
6/131 Court Place Farmhouse
-
- II
Farmhouse. 1790 by date plaque, with C19 alterations. Stone rubble with slate-hung
facade. Slate roof with slate-hung gable end stacks. Half-hipped slate roof to
rear kitchen wing.
Symmetrical 2-room and central staircase plan with 2-storey kitchen wing to rear
left side, and dairy outshut to rear right side. Single shallow 2-storey extension
of 1-room plan probably added in C19 at right end of main range.
2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay main range with added bay at right end, forming
overall 4-window range. 4 paned sashes on each floor at left end. 2 light casement,
4 panes per light above timber porch, the sides infilled with brick. Shaped timber
posts support slated gabled roof. Half-glazed plank door. Similar 2-light casement
to right above C19 20 paned sash. Added bay at right end has C19 12-paned sash over
rectangular 6 paned window. Slate date plaque at left gable end with inscription
"This House was rebuilt by John Blackmore and Elizabeth in 1790".
Brief interior inspection suggested all C19 joinery, including panelled doors,
staircase and integral cupboards, is principally intact.

Listing NGR: SS6742344862

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26611283

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