Rashleigh Barton

Heritage listing

Details WEMBWORTHY RASHLEIGH LANE SS 61 SE 1/75 Rashleigh Barton including 6.2.53 rubble walls and outbuildings adjoining to east GV II* Farmhouse and adjoining outbuildings. Late medieval or C16 core, enlarged and refurbished in early C17 and includes dated plasterwork of 1631 and 1633, minor later C17 improvements, C19 outshots and outbuildings. Plastered cob on rubble footings and some plastered stone rubble; local stone rubble stacks and chimney shafts; slate roof which includes a number of C17 crested ridge tiles. House faces west with an irregular plan around the core of a 3-room- and-through-passage plan with service end room at right (south) end. Beyond (south of), the service end room is a C17 service cross wing projecting forward and partly rebuilt in C20. The inner room at right (north) end was rebuilt in C17 as a crosswing projecting forward and back and comprising front parlour with master chamber above and rear buttery or service room. A corridor between these rooms leads from the hall to the C17 stair block which projects from left (north) end on same axis as the main block. Service end room has outer axial stack backing onto crosswing, hall has large rear lateral stack and parlour has lateral stack in outer side. Another axial stack at upper end of hall serving first floor chamber only. C19 outshots along back of hall, passage, service end room and service crosswing and includes a kitchen stack. Rear passage doorway is now blocked. 2 storeys. Main (west front) has regular but not quite symmetrical 1:3:1 window front to left of the blind side of the stair block. The windows are all early C20 casements with glazing bars and central window of main block, over the passage door, is blind. Passage door with overlight and a second door on inner side of parlour

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.