Newton Farmhouse

SLAPTON

1310/5/80 Newton Farmhouse 25-MAR-1991 II Farmhouse. Circa 1840. Local slate rubble with scantle slate hung front and north west side. Slurried slate hipped roof, re-clad in asbestos slates, the lead roll hips replaced by clay ridge tiles and the deep eaves now have plastic gutters in place of moulded cast-iron gutters. Two stacks on either side each with 2 rendered diagonally-set shafts. Plan: Double depth square plan with 2 principal rooms at the front and central entrance between leading to stairwell at the back with main stairs and with servants stairs to the right. Behind the right hand room there is the kitchen and at the back to the left the dairy and a back lobby and doorway between. There is a cellar under the front of the house. Exterior: 2 storeys and cellar. Symmetrical 3-window south west front. Original 16-pane sashes with small horns and slate sills, centre first floor is blind. Central doorway with original 6 panel door and rectangular overlight with margin panes and with later glazed and slate-hung porch. the slate hanging of the front continues a little way around the right hand return where there is only a small basement window. The left hand return has C19 flush panel cellar doorway to right (front) and to left (rear) a small 2-light casement to dairy. At the back irregular fenestration; 2 original 16-pane first floor sashes, ground floor left C19 3-light casement to kitchen, 2-light casement to right to dairy and C20 central doorway; above the door 2 small C20 windows. Interior: Is intact. The front rooms each have marble chimneypieces and flanking cupboards but neither room has moulded plaster cornices. Original open well staircase with stick balusters and moulded mahogany hand rail ramped up over turned newels. Other internal joinery is intact including panelled doors.

Listing NGR: SX8079548505