Loyton Farmhouse

SS 92 SE MOREBATH

6/155 Loyton Farmhouse -

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Farmhouse. C17 or earlier with C19 and C20 alterations. Colourwashed and rendered, probably cob and stone rubble; thatched roof, hipped at ends with a catslide to the rear where the outshut is roofed with bitumen-painted slate and corrugated asbestos; 2 axial stacks, 1 rear lateral stack at junction with outshut. Plan: Single depth main range with a rear outshut that has been raised to at rear gabled wing at rear left. Details of plan form not clear as interior not inspected at time of survey (1986), but appears to be 3 heated rooms with an approximately central entrance directly into the centre room. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 5 window front with a glazed 2-leaf garden door approximately in the centre. Fenestration of late C19 or C20 timber casements with glazing bars. Interior: Not inspected at time of survey (1986) but chamfered cross beams survive on the ground floor and other features of interest may survive including the possibility of early roof timbers.

Listing NGR: SS9687924901