Croft Farmhouse

BUCKLAND-TOUT-SAINTS - SX 74 NW 5/40 Croft Farmhouse - II Farmhouse. C16 or early C17. Rubble, slate roofs, one section to left with corrugated iron. A cross-passage or late hall house with lateral stack to principal centre room; 2 storey porch, left of this a bay rebuilt in late C19. Main roof also rebuilt and louvred in pitch in C19. Two storeys, 1:1:3 windows; left of porch a 12-pane sash to each level and 2-light casement, all these to brick arches. Porch has single glazing-bar light under a wider dripstone, over arched opening to porch with wide plank inner door. To right, various windows including 3-light casements, 12-pane sash, 4-pane sash, and single light. Small stacks to each gable, large external stack, centre back. The building is set into the bank and the back wall in part is against the soil. Right gable plain, left gable with 8-pane sash. Raised gable section between two parts shows line of original roof pitch. Interior inspected only in part: stone flagged cross passage, step down left to kitchen; right, centre room has very large granite flush lintel fireplace, rough beams, door to staircase back right. Roof struc- ture not inspected, but reputed to be C19 replacement. This was clearly a major farmhouse, set on tracks out of Kingsbridge which are no longer used, and has become very isolated.

Listing NGR: SX7388045592