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Grange of Cleeve Abbey late medieval in origin enlarged 1627 majority rebuilt 1811. Courtyard plan: farmhouse facing East, South wing formerly a private chapel, North East annexe, West front closed by shelter shed. Farmhouse: 2 storeys, 4 bays.
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188394 |
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SOMERSET
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ST 03 NW 14 |
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WEST SOMERSET |
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2000 |
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OLD CLEEVE |
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ST 0251 3585
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(ST 02513585) Leigh Barton (NAT). 91)
ST03NW OLD CLEEVE CP ROADWATER
4/116 Leigh Barton Farmhouse
GV II
Grange of Cleeve Abbey, now farmhouse. Late medieval in origin,
enlarged 1627, majority rebuilt 1811. Rendered over rubble,
steeply pitched slate roof, moulded cornice, stone stacks gable
ends and to right of entrance, latter said to be dated 1811.
Courtyard plan: farmhouse facing East, South wing formerly a
private chapel, North East annexe, West front closed by shelter
shed. Farmhouse: 2 storeys, 4 bays; 12 pane sash windows,
groundfloor tripartite 12 pane sash windows, one left and 2 right
of Ham stone trabeated Roman Doric porch with frieze, 3 steps,
recessed 6-panel door with side lights. Rear elevation onto
courtyard, corrugated iron roof. C20 fenestration, projecting
slate hung gable and with attached annexe in North West corner,
built as a self contained unit. Annexe: squared and coursed red
sandstone, asbestos slate roof, 2 storeys, one bay lit only on
North front, large external double stack left of rebuilt entrance
wall; right stack inscribed in square plaque 1627 GP (Giles
Poyntz) AP. West Somerset slate roofed pentice masking lower
portion of stack, carried on 2 circular columns flanking C19
door. Interior: single cell, chamfered beams with scroll stops,
ovolo moulded door frame to stairs, first floor room said to
contain similar doorcase with plasterwork frieze and badly
mutilated fireplace. Upper floor accessible now only from
farmhouse, alterations made when room ceased to be residential
and became brewhouse and bakehouse, copper vat with stoke hole
under to left of fireplace which also contains oven. Cambered
pebble pathway links entrance of annexe with that of South
wing, said to have been a private chapel, now reroofed with
inserted floor and lacking distinguishing features. West side,
shelter shed, West Somerset slate roof with C19 door in West
West corner. Between circa 1609 and 1691 Leigh Barton was occupied
by the Roman Catholic Poyntz family who had a resident chaplain.
One of these chaplains, Philip Powel was later martyred at Tyburn
in 1646 during the Civil War. It is thought that the annexe
provided accommodation for the resident chaplain, though there
is an alternative suggestion that it housed 2 female relatives
of the builder, Giles Poyntz, who wished to live in religious
seclusion.
ST03NW OLD CLEEVE CP ROADWATER
4/117 Stables and barn about 10 metres North of Leigh Barton
Farmhouse
GV II
Stables and cow stalls with loft over, now disused. Probably
C18. Partially rendered over red sandstone rubble, half hipped
slate roof. 2 storeys, unglazed 2-light mullioned opening with
shutters, first floor one centre, groundfloor 2 flanking
doorway with oval unglazed opening above and plank door end bay
right giving access to loft. Loft opening first floor right
return. Main interest of the building is the substantial collar
beam king post roof, subsequently reinforced with attached
principals, approximately 8 bays. In poor condition at time of
survey (January 1984).
ST03NW OLD CLEEVE CP ROADWATER
4/118 Barn and Engine House, about 30 metres North of Leigh
Barton Farmhouse
GV II
Barn with attached horse engine house. Late C18, altered mid
C20. Red sandstone random rubble, slate and corrugated roof
hipped to left; full height double doors left, hexagonal horse
engine house attached centre left, rectangular openings, pigeon
loft holes above, plank doors right approached by external
flight of steps because of sloping site. Shelter shed with extended catslide roof on rear elevation, extensively altered C20, as is interior. Primarily listed for group value with Leigh Barton Farmhouse (qv) and adjoining stable (qv) to South. (2)
Leigh Barton was a grange of Cleeve Abbey (ST 04 SW 17) by the
16th century. It was let by the abbot in 1527. (3)
The farm is to be the subject of photographic and architectural recording as part of the RCHME Exmoor project (4).
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SOURCE TEXT
( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)
OS 1:2500 1973
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( 2a) Externally held archive reference
VAG Report, unpublished Somer Rec Office 1973
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( 2) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest
DOE (HHR) West Somer Dist (Elworthy et al) Somer 21st Dec 1984 66-7
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( 3) F Haverfield 1906 Victoria County History of Somerset
(Ed R W Dunning) 5 Page(s)42,45-7
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