Unoccupied House Immediately To North East Of Hollocombe Barton

This unoccupied house, located immediately to the north-east of Hollocombe Barton, dates from the late 16th century or early 17th century. It has been repurposed as a farm building and store and was abandoned as a house in the early to mid 20th century. The structure features a combination of rubble and cob walls, topped with a gable-ended corrugated iron roof.

The original layout likely followed a three-room-and-through-passage plan, but the lower room on the right was nearly demolished when the house was abandoned, and a new house was built nearby. The passage remains, although its rear door is blocked. The hall is heated by a front lateral stack, which is constructed of coursed rubble and has dripmoulds. A newel staircase is situated between the stack and the passage, and there are indications that the staircase originally extended to a second floor.

The exterior of the house is two storeys high and has an asymmetrical front. The doorway is positioned to the right at the front of a lean-to, which has been reduced in height and features a recessed porch with seating on either side. The early 20th-century plank door is located here. To the left of the door is an original two-light wooden mullion window with deep chamfers and a stone hoodmould above. A wide doorway, inserted in the 20th century, is found at the left end of the front wall.

Inside, the hall contains a chamfered and step-stopped axial beam, along with a rough cambered wooden lintel above the fireplace. The solid oak newel stairs rise partially to a second flight, and there is a 17th-century chamfered wooden doorframe at the top of the first flight. A similar doorframe separates the hall from the inner room, which features chamfered ogee-stopped cross beams. This house is an interesting survival, retaining several significant architectural features that reflect its former importance.