Shippon At Lurcombe Farm, About 25 Metres North West Of Farmhouse

BICKINGTON SX 77 SE 7/13 Shippon at Lurcombe Farm, - about 25 metres north-west of farmhouse GV II

Shippon and root house with storage room over; in course of conversion to flats in 1985. Built 1851 (datestone). Stone rubble comprised of roughly squared stones; windows, doorways and quoins of dressed Devonian limestone. Slated roof, hipped at each end. 2 storeys. Windows and doorways have segmental arches, the windows with C20 wood casements. 3 wide doorways in ground storey, the right-hand one reduced in width with concrete block and a window inserted. Above the middle doorway is a small stone tablet carved with the initials GBE and the date 1851. In second storey, to left of this doorway, is a loading door. Just below the eaves is a continuous band of pigeon-holes built of red brick. Against the right-hand gable- wall is a flight of stone steps leading to a large doorway in the second storey. Interior has kingpost-and-ridge roof. At the rear is the pit for a former water-wheel. In 1856 the farm was owned by G B Ellicombe, Esq (Devon Record Office, 62/9/3/7/1). The shippon has considerable group value with Lurcombe Farmhouse (q.v.)

Listing NGR: SX7984773381