Description

ASHTON LOWER ASHTON
SX 88 SW
5/30 4 ranges of farmbuilding forming
farmyard north west of Blatchford
Farmhouse
GV II
4 ranges of farmbuildings. Probably early C19. Granite and freestone rubble;
corrugated iron roofs (formerly thatched).
Plan: the farmbuildings are grouped round the farmyard to the north west of
Blatchford Farmhouse which forms part of the south east range with an adjacent linhay
with a hipped roof. The south west range consists of pigsties with a monopitch roof,
gabled at ends; the north west range is a threshing barn with rear horse engine house
and linhay to the left, roof gabled at right end, hipped at left end; the north east
range is a shippon or stable with loft over, roof hipped at right end, gabled at left
end.
Exterior: single-storey pigsties, other ranges 2 storeys. The south east range has
2 open-fronted bays at the left end with a stone front wall to right of centre.
Timber doors ground floor left, 1 stone doorway with a segmental arch to right of
centre, 1 loft opening. The south west range has 5 pigsty doorways on the front.
The north west range has 3 doorways to the left and is clad with corrugated iron
above; the threshing barn has 1 large doorway with a segmental arch, 2 windows to the
right and a loft opening above. The north-east range has 4 doorways to the ground
floor with segmental arches, a loft door in the first bay from the left protected by
a canopy and a 2-light loft opening to the right. Stone steps at the right end give
access to a loft doorway.
An attractive group, visible from the opposite bank of the River Teign and important
to the setting of Blatchford Farmhouse. Group value with buildings at Ashton Mill.

Listing NGR: SX8436584259

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618601

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