Description

PAIGNTON

SX86SE BLAGDON ROAD, Blagdon 1947-1/2/159 (North East side) 10/01/75 Middle Blagdon Farmhouse (Formerly Listed as: BLAGDON ROAD, Blagdon Blagdon House)

GV II

Farmhouse. Mid C18 with possible earlier origins. MATERIALS: Local red breccia rubble, side and rear walls rendered; turnerised slate roof, hipped at ends; stacks with rendered shafts. PLAN: Single-depth block, 3-rooms-wide with an entrance into an off-centre passage and a rear stair projection. The position of the passage and the stacks, one to the left and one axial, suggests the possibility of an earlier core to the house. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic Asymmetrical 6-window front with regular fenestration. Deep coved eaves. Gabled enclosed porch to left of centre with a turnerised roof; 2-leaf C20 small-pane outer door with fine early C19 fanlight with flowers at the intersections of the glazing bars. Internal door has overlight with ornamental glazing bars. 4 ground- and 5 first-floor C18 or early C19 twelve-pane sashes with old glass, the bay to right of the door glazed with one ground and one first-floor tripartite sash, 12-pane in the centre, 2 over 2-pane in the outer lights. 2 attic dormers with hipped roofs glazed with 3 over 6-pane sashes. Right return has steps up to service door from within the upper farmyard. Rear elevation has some sashes, some casements and a hipped roof stair projection. INTERIOR: Partially inspected. Includes a good c1730 stair with slender turned balusters and a flat handrail; joinery included fielded panelled doors with moulded doorcases. A good quality farmhouse, very unaltered both inside and out. Group value with an unusually grand double courtyard planned farmyard to the rear.

Listing NGR: SX8569060977

External Links

• Wikidata Q26489682

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas