Description

THROWLEIGH
SX 68 NE
3/217 Norden Thatch Farmhouse (Northdown
on O.S)

GV II

Farmhouse. C16 or C17,refurbished in C19. Granite stone rubble; granite stacks
topped with C19 brick; thatch roof.
Plan: Originally a 3-room-and-through-passage plan house facing north-east and
built down the hillslope. Former inner room at the uphill left end was unheated and
now has been knocked through to enlarge the hall. Hall has large axial stack
backing onto the passage and a newel stair turret projects to rear near the upper
end. The service end room has an end stack. There is a possibility but no actual
evidence that the house was originally a Dartmoor longhouse and that the lower
service end room was then a shippon. The house probably began as an open hall house
but since no internal inspection was available at the time of this survey it is not
possible to elucidate its early development. Now 2 storeys with secondary rear
outshots.
Exterior: Irregular 5-window front of C20 replacement casements with glazing bars.
Front passage doorway is right of centre and now contains a C20 part-glazed door
behind a contemporary gabled and thatch-roofed porch on rustic posts. Roof is
gable-ended.
Interior was not available for inspection at the time of this survey although there
appears to have been quite extensive C19 carpentry detail and a large probably late
C16 - early C17 granite ashlar hall fireplace was seen. Maybe other features,
possibly the C16 or C17 roof structure also survive.
Norden Thatch is an attractive Dartmoor farmhouse and forms a group with the oldest
of its associated farm buildings.

Listing NGR: SX6854189198

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26611560

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)