MSO10772 - Barn and round house at West Lynch Farm (Building)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
Full Description
Barn and horse engine house, now museum and shop. Barn C18 possibly earlier, altered late C20; horse engine house late C18-early C19, altered late C20. Local stone random rubble, thatched roofs, half hipped to barn, double Roman tiled roof addition on north-east side. Plan: barn of 8 bays, horse engine house attached south-west side, lean-to addition north-east, double doors at northern end with projecting porches. Scissor truss roof to barn, horse engine house reroofed late C20. [1] English Heritage Listed Building Number: 265554. First Listed on 02/01/1986. [2] Stone, Random rubble walls. Half-hipped, Gabled roof [3] The 2003 Conservation Area appraisal for Bossington and West Lynch describes the buildings as "a thatched threshing barn, 18th century, possibly earlier with scissor-trussed roof; and an adjoining round house (late 18th – early 19th century) which would have contained a horse driven engine." [4] The building was visited in March 2012 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. It received a BAR score of 6. [5] A structure is visible on the 1841 Selworthy Tithe map at this location. [6] The buildings are depicted on the 2020 MasterMap data and are part of the group labelled "West Lynch Farm". [7] A Horse Engine House at West Lynch Farm. [8] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [9]
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SSO672 Index: 2/1/1986. Thirty-fifth List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, District of West Somerset (Somerset)/Exmoor National Park.
- <2> SSO2013 Unassigned: Webster CJ, Historic Environment Record. 2005. Staff Comments, Somerset County Council.
- <3> SSO1 Unpublished document: Somerset County Council. Various. Somerset HER parish files - Exmoor records.
- <4> SEM7908 Unpublished document: Fisher, J.. 2003. Bossington & West Lynch Conservation Area Character Appraisal. p13.
- <5> SEM8060 Report: Lawrence, G.. 2014. Exmoor National Park: Rapid condition survey of listed buildings 2012-13.
- <6> SEM7926 Map: 1841. Selworthy Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <7>XY SEM8817 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap data. 1:2,500. [Mapped feature: #39084 ]
- <8> SEM340973 Archive: Unknown. Volume: West Lynch Farm, Selworthy.
- <9> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 524343, Extant 7 February 2022.
External Links (2)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=524339 (Original Monarch entry: 524339)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=524340 (Original Monarch entry: 524339)
Other Statuses/References
- 2012-3 Building At Risk Score (6): 1076/23/140/1
- 2012-3 Building At Risk Score (6): 1076/23/140/2
- Coastal Risk 2014: Flood Zone 3 fluvial
- Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 2 fluvial
- Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 3 fluvial
- Local List Status (No)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 NW170
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NBR Index Number: 44345
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 524337
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 524343
- Somerset SMR PRN: 31270
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 900 476 (22m by 22m) MasterMap |
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Map sheet | SS94NW |
Civil Parish | SELWORTHY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Feb 8 2022 11:51AM
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