The White Hart is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1988. Inn, private house. 1 related planning application.
The White Hart
- WRENN ID
- upper-plinth-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1988
- Type
- Inn, private house
- Address
- The White Hart, Leigh Road, Chulmleigh, EX18 7BL
- OS grid reference
- SS 686 142
- Coordinates
- 50.91274, -3.8695
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The White Hart is a former inn that has been converted into a private house. It likely has a core dating back to the 17th century but was extensively remodeled in the early 19th century. The building features painted roughcast rendered stone rubble and possibly some cob, with a slate roof that has gable ends. There is a brick stack at the left end and a large lateral stack with a brick shaft at the rear right end, which is enclosed by a rear wing. An additional small brick stack was inserted in the early 20th century at the front right end.
The layout consists of essentially two rooms and a through-passage. The left-hand room was once partitioned to create an unheated rear cellar. The larger right-hand room, which is heated by the rear lateral stack, underwent significant alterations in the 19th century. A spine partition was added, creating a long narrow room that was formerly the bar, with a raised floor level at the front and two smaller rooms at the rear, the closest to the through-passage having been the serving area. A dog-leg staircase from the 19th century is located at the rear of the through-passage. Also added in the 19th century was a two-storey gable-ended kitchen wing of one-room plan that shares the rear lateral stack, resulting in a shape resembling the letter "I." The upper storey of the main range extends over the carriage-way leading to the rear courtyard at the right end.
Attached at right angles to the rear left end of the main range is a stable block, which has an upper storey accessed by an external staircase and was originally used as a club room. The exterior of the building is two storeys high with a four-window range, featuring intact 19th-century fenestration. All windows are three-light casements with eight panes per light, except for the right end, which has a two-light casement with six panes per light above large double plank doors leading to the carriage-way entrance. The entrance has a pilastered doorcase with carved consoles supporting a shallow hood, and the door has a two-panelled base with a glazed upper part.
Inside, the building retains a largely unspoilt late 19th to early 20th-century interior, including fireplaces, joinery, dado panelling, and a staircase. The through-passage has a tiled floor, while the rear right-hand room features a flag floor. The stable block remains intact with six stalls and likely has a roof structure from the 19th century.
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