Westowe Farmhouse and Wall Fronting Property to the East is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1984. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Westowe Farmhouse and Wall Fronting Property to the East
- WRENN ID
- ragged-timber-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1984
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Westowe Farmhouse and Wall Fronting Property to the East, Lydeard St. Lawrence
- OS grid reference
- ST 123 329
- Coordinates
- 51.08884, -3.25257
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Westowe Farmhouse is a 17th-century farmhouse that was renovated in the mid-20th century. It is constructed of red sandstone random rubble and features three right-hand bays, all rendered, with thatched roofs that are hipped to the right. There is a stone stack on the left and a brick stack on the right. The building has an "L"-shaped plan, with the shorter arm facing east. It likely started as a two-cell structure with a cross passage on the east and a single-cell block to the north, later joined by an independently roofed addition within the same century.
The farmhouse is two stories high with four bays. It has 20th-century three-light casement windows, and the outer bay on the right has a recessed 20th-century porch and door. The original entrance is in the center, featuring a 20th-century wooden gabled trellis porch. The long left return shows butt joints and various additions, while the rear elevation of the main block is reputed to have a three-light ovolo moulded window.
Inside, the farmhouse features chamfered beams with enriched stops. To the right of the cross passage is an open fireplace with a bressumer, and there are openings to the left and right, with the former having a tiny lancet window now illuminated by inserted windows. To the left of the cross passage is another fireplace with a large stepped stack, originally external, and a four-panel compartment ceiling to the north with chamfered beams and a fireplace in the room beyond. The evolution of the house is not yet fully understood.
The walls consist of red sandstone random rubble flanking the left entrance, which sweeps down and connects to a curved wall that joins the wall fronting the road to the southeast. There is a round-headed opening with a plank door in the center of this curved wall.
Local climate
Westowe Farmhouse and Wall Fronting Property to the East receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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