Description

NORTH BOVEY
SX 78 NW
1/240 Thorn Farmhouse
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GV
II

Farmhouse. Probably late C16/early C17, considerably modernised and re-fronted in
C20. Rendered granite rubble walls. Slate roof with gable ends. Rendered stacks,
central axial stack is brick shaft on stone base, right-hand gable stack is stone
with drip-moulds and left-hand gable stack is brick.
Plan probably 3-room-and-through passage with hall stack backing onto passage. C17
newel staircase in projection at rear of hall. Doorway to passage at rear now
blocked. C20 wing at rear of higher end.
2 storeys. Asymmetrical 5-window front of 2-light C20 casements with no glazing
bars. Passage door to left of centre in C20 rendered gabled porch with plank door.
At rear of hall is rectangular stair projecting with small window. To its left is
C20 2-storey flat roofed wing.
Interior: inaccessible at time of survey but hall seen to contain open fireplace,
with newel stairs at rear of the room.

Listing NGR: SX7251985357

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618894

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas