Eastontown

SAMPFORD SPINEY SX 57 SW 7/93 Eastontown - 21.3.67 GV II

Farmhouse, now house. C16 with later alterations including rear dairy; extended one bay beyond upper end early C20 with later alterations. Granite rubble, rendered at upper end, slate roofs, slate-hung ridge stack at former gable end to left, ridge stack to lower end and rear lateral stack. 3 room and through passage plan with axial hall stack backing on to passage. Inner room to left and probably chamber above heated by gable end stack. Single-storey outshut along rear of hall and inner room, formerly dairy and probably of C17 date. The lower end may been a shippon originally but now has a rear lateral stack, with the lower end wall rebuilt early C20; at the same time a one-room plan extension was added to the upper end. Also at this time a straight stair was placed to right in the passage; at the rear of the lower end is a projection which may originally have been a stair turret. 2 storeys, upper end has 3 windows, at first floor all C20 2-light casements under eaves, ground floor has three 3-light and one small 2-light casement; lower roof line to right, with gabled porch with granite 3-centred arched hollow chamfered doorway with stable door, lower end to right has 2 C20 2-light casement at ground floor, row of pigeonholes with slate perches under eaves to right; shippon end converted for living accommodation early C20. Left end has 3-light C20 window and half-glazed door, 6-light oriel under slate-hung gable end; right end has 6-light C20 granite window at gound floor, upper level slate-hung with similar 5-light window and half- hipped roof. Rear has small lean-to to left with C20 2-light granite window, wall rebuilt in squared rubble with rear stack to left of further lean-to with pitched roof and C20 single light; C20 single-storey addition conceals rear passage door, 2- light C20 casement above; probably C17 dairy single-storey outshut to rear of upper end with two 2-light and one single-light casement, rear of early C20 bay to right rendered; 2 small roof-lights over main range. Interior wide passage has rear door with cambered granite head, early C20 stair inserted to right in passage; ledged door to left with granite lintel leading to hall, with blocked fireplace with C19 mantel and oven to rear, framed ceiling with 2 cross beams, one chamfered, 5 axial beams; deep splayed reveals to windows and site of former stair to rear right, keeping hole to left of door and C19 shutters remaining to one window. 3 steps down to shippon end, completely remodelled C20. Roof not accessible, 7 bays over hall and inner room, some early principal rafters remaining. Forms a group with Warne's Kitchen (qv).

Listing NGR: SX5362972791