British Listed Buildings

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Listing Text

MODBURY BROWNSTON
SX 65 SE
2/75
Gate Farm

- II

Farnhouse. Early C18, possibly incorporating earlier fabric. Rubble, remains
of rendering to south, painted or rendered elsewhere; slate roof, rendered
stacks to each outer gable. L-plan, with long barn to the east not of special
interest. May incorporate cross passage early block to south, but entrance now
in north wing; later dairy built in internal angle under corrugated asbestos-
cement lean-to roof, and a 2-level store added to north end. Entrance front is
2 storeys with 4-pane sash low right, and at first floor above broad C17 or CI8
plank door centrally. Store to right has wide plank door on stops, and small
square-opening with shutters, top right. The main south front is in 2 storeys
with 3 windows; at ground floor a glazed lean-to, not of special interest, a 2-
light glazing-bar casement and a 3-light horizontal bar casement, C20 steel
French door. At first floor are two 3-light horizontal bar casements and a
broad C20 wood casement 'picture window'. Interior: very broad bressummer fire
at north end with large domed curing chamber, possibly in position originally
occupied by stair; now has C20 staircase. Various rough chamfered beams and
good plank door to dairy. In return wing is a blocked door, possibly to
original cross passage and two blocked windows in the north wall. Large bres-
summer fire with very deep timber at east end, flanked by a low blocked opening
with timber lintel and haunched jambs. Roof is C19. Although much modified, a
building of historical interest.


Listing NGR: SX6995252743

Source: English Heritage

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