Barton Court

SS 80 SW SANDFORD SHUTE (south side), Sandford

3/263 Barton Court

GV II*

Kitchen and service rooms to Town Barton (q.v.), now house and store. Late C16- early C17, partly renovated circa 1970. Volcanic rubble; volcanic stone stacks; slate and thatched roof. L shaped building with main block facing west with north facing return at right (south) end. Originally 2 rooms to main block with massive gable end stack to left (northern) room and rear lateral stack to right room. Unheated wing. 2 storeys. Regular 3-window front to main block of late C16-early C17 oak 4-light windows with chamfered or ovolo-moulded mullions. 2 left windows are to kitchen and are unglazed with shutters. Central kitchen door has chamfered oak frame and studded plank door. At left end a small 2-light chamfered-mullion window. Right ground floor window has chamfered mullions which include glazing rebates and first floor window has ovolo-moulded wullions. All windows have vertical iron bars. 2-window thatch-roofed south wing of C20 replacement windows. First floor half dormer has richly-moulded head and framed gable above including decorative star panel (for Devon a rare rural example of decorative late C16-early C17 framing); thatched gable over and shaped C19 bargeboards and pendant. Both wings are gable-ended. Good interior. Large kitchen fireplace is disused and chimney breast and lintel have been removed, but rear fireplace has chamfered oak lintel and inserted C19 oven. Internal partition removed. Overall 5-bay ceiling with chamfered and step-stopped crossbeams. C19 king post roof. South wing has 2 chamfered and step-stopped cross beams and includes fine C17 timber-framed newel stair with solid oak steps. Barton Court was originally kitchen/bakehouse and service rooms looking into courtyard and serving Town Barton (q.v). Main range formerly included framed gables similar to that on south range.

Listing NGR: SS8267002506