Unoccupied House And Adjoining Barn Approximately 40 Metres East North East Of Higher Cliston

SAMPFORD COURTENAY SS 60 SW 5/140 Unoccupied house and adjoining barn approximately 40 metres east- north-east of Higher Cliston GV II Former house and barn, now used completely for storage and agricultural purposes. C17, barn probably added in C18. Cob walls. Gable ended corrugated iron roof with some thatch below at the barn end. Brick stack at right gable end. Plan: house originally probably 3-room-and-through-or cross passage plan but the higher end to the left has been considerably rebuilt and extended as barn. Lower room and hall heated, the latter by a stack backing onto the passage. There may have been a newel stair in front of the lower end stack. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3 window front with barn at left-hand end. C19 leaded pane 2 and 3-light casements. C19 plank door to former passage at right of centre with oven projection to its left. Shallow rectangular projection in front of right-hand end. Double doors into left-hand end of original house. Beyond it is taller barn with wide cart entrance at centre and door at right-hand end. Interior: chamfered ceiling beams with step stops. 2 open fireplaces with chamfered lintels. Roof trusses completely renewed.

Listing NGR: SS6198501948