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Shippon at Lurcombe Farm, About 25 Metres North West of Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Bickington, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.5478 / 50°32'52"N

Longitude: -3.6972 / 3°41'50"W

OS Eastings: 279847

OS Northings: 73381

OS Grid: SX798733

Mapcode National: GBR QL.CXGX

Mapcode Global: FRA 374M.3G7

Plus Code: 9C2RG8X3+44

Entry Name: Shippon at Lurcombe Farm, About 25 Metres North West of Farmhouse

Listing Date: 3 November 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1292985

English Heritage Legacy ID: 85211

ID on this website: 101292985

Location: Bickington, Teignbridge, Devon, TQ12

County: Devon

District: Teignbridge

Civil Parish: Bickington

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Ashburton St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Cowshed

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Description


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

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