KEYNEDON BARTON

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(SX 77474328) Keynedon, Remains of Mansion (NAT) (NR) (1)

Keynedon, or Kennedon Farm, one mile south of Sherford, is an
Elizabethan house with the remains of an older (Early Tudor?) house
behind. It was originally an early 15th c. quadrangular house with
three gateways, a tower of one standing until about a century ago.
The thickness of the walls of the present porch suggest they are the
remains of an original tower. The walls of a barn may represent the
chapel. (2-6)

The farmhouse, at SX 77474328, contains many modern windows, but there are still a number of Tudor type and the moulded doorways are retained.

Both the farmhouse and the earlier range to the west at SX 77464328,
are unusually good local examples. For ground photographs see
AO/61/254/1 of farmhouse.

At SX 77484329 adjoining the NE corner of the farmhouse, is the
structure which is suggested in 2 as possibly the chapel and it
incorporated blocked tudor windows. No confirmation of an
ecclesiastical use was obtained. (7)

Keynedon Farm House. Grade II*. Formerly the residence of the Hals
family who built the present house in the C15. It has been much
altered and refashioned and is now mainly Tudor and later. Irregular
plan and elevation.

Outbuilding at Keynedon to west of house. Grade II. A long range
behind the house in rubble and rough ashlar with thatch and
corrugated iron roofing. Open fireplace C16.

Remains of Gatehouse at Keynedon. C15. Only the clustered responds
of the former arched entrance remain. The rest was demolished about a century ago.
(For full description see list). (8)

SX77474328. Keynedon. As described above.

Chapel Grade II (19 11 82)
Building Grade II (11 11 82)
Gatehouse Grade II (11 11 82) (9)

Kennedon Barton istermed a house of remarkable antiquity and in the manuscripts is described in considerable detail, particulary the heraldic window glass (which then survived in quantity) with sketches. (10)

The farmhouse known as Keynedon Barton is as described and generally well preserved. The house was inaccessible due to locked gates at the time of investigation.
Surveyed at 1/2500. (11)

Keynedon Farmhouse, including secondary range immediately to the West (formerly seperately listed). Grade II*. (12)

SOURCE TEXT

( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1905-38

( 2) General reference

T Torquay NHS 12 pt 1 1955 "The Smaller Manor Houses of Medieval Devon" 12 (D J Seymour)

( 3) General reference

Devon 1954 475 (W G Hoskins)

( 4) General reference

Buildings of England - S Devon 1952 258 (N Pevsner)

( 5) General reference

Devon and Cornwall N and q vol 16 1930-1 337

( 6) General reference

Mag Brit 6 pt 2 1822 440 (D and S Lysons)

( 7) Field Investigators Comments

F1 NVQ 19-DEC-61

( 8) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

DOE (HHR) Kingsbridge RD Dec 1960 28

(9) General reference

Devon CC S&MR South Hams print-out 18-OCT-1985

(9a) General reference

T Devon Ass 43 1911 192 196 201 203 211 (OJ Reichel)

(9b) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

DOE (HHR) Kingsbridge RD 12 1960 28

(10) General reference

Parochial Hist of Devon MMS c.1755 Dean Milles (Microfilm in westcountry Studies Library Exeter)

(11) Field Investigators Comments

F2 MJF 02-OCT-1986

(12) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

DOE (HHR) Devon Dist. of South Hams FEB-1990 41

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