Luffincott Barton

SX 39 SW LUFFINCOTT LUFFINCOTT

4/25 Luffincott Barton - II

Farmhouse. Circa 1850 for the Tetcott Estate. Stone rubble with brick dressings hipped slate roof, 2-span to the rear; brick chimneys. Double depth plan with principal rooms on either side of a central entrance hall and service rooms behind. The principal right-hand rooms is the larger and there is a further room at the right-hand end which may be a slightly later addition. 2 storeys 3:1 window front with deep eaves carried on paired timber brackets and regular fenestration, the left-hand 3-bays nearly symmetrical, disposed towards the left and with granite quoins, the right-hand bay slightly set-back and appearing from the roof to have been added later. Gabled porch, central to the left-hand 3 bays, with round-headed outer doorway, panelled front door with the typical Tetcott Estate rectangular fanlight with diamond glazing bars, Brick jambs and flat brick arches to the windows which are glazed with 20-pane sashes. The deep eaves terminate on the right return of the main range and do not continue round the service rooms. Intrrior not inspected. Luffincott consists only of the Barton Farm and Luffincott Church (qv) which is reached through the farmyard and the farmhouse contributes to an attractive group.

Listing NGR: SX3324294607