Lower Yalberton Farmhouse And Attached Outbuilding To South West

PAIGNTON

SX85NE LONG ROAD, Lower Yalberton 1947-1/3/182 (South side) 10/01/75 Lower Yalberton Farmhouse and attached outbuilding to south-west

GV II

Farmhouse and outbuilding. c1830. MATERIALS: Farmhouse rendered with concrete tile roof; stacks with rendered shafts with platbands. Outbuilding local grey limestone rubble with slate roof. PLAN: Farmhouse with double-depth main block, 2-rooms wide with a garden entrance facing east, and service wing adjoining at the N end. The W side faces onto a planned double-courtyard split-level farmyard. Outbuilding adjoins farmhouse at the SW at right-angles to it. EXTERIOR: 2-storey house with rear cellar. Symmetrical 3-bay garden front with hipped roof with deep eaves. Latice porch hood to central front door; small-pane early C19 sash windows, 3 to the first floor. Rear elevation is really 3 storeys, due to the drop in ground with steps down to the farmyard. Main block has doorway at cellar level, 3 ground-floor windows, one a 16-pane sash, one a 2-light casement, one a 4-pane fixed window. 3 first-floor 12-pane early C19 sashes. Steps across front up to service wing with entrance at the junction with the service block, which has small-pane casement windows. Lower-roofed block adjoins at right with segmental-headed archway and garage doors. Farmbuilding adjoining at SW probably a cartshed with 2 large segmental-headed doorways and 2 loft doors over. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.

Listing NGR: SX8637058625