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Judleys Thatch, Ingleigh Green, Winkleigh, Devon - Brief Heritage Assessment |
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South West Archaeology Ltd. unpublished report series
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This report presents the results of a brief heritage assessment that was carried out by South West Archaeology Ltd. (SWARCH) for a residential development at Judleys Thatch, Ingleigh Green, Winkleigh, Devon. The site visit in March 2022 confirmed that the house is an unusual survival from the 15th century and it indicated that the heritage of the building may be slightly more nuanced than was first appreciated. The historic narrative and the detailed phasing would require further study, however it would appear that there is a medieval hall house at its core that is now represented as the entrance hall and the sitting room. It is built open to the roof, with two jointed crucks surviving, and it defines the former footprint of the building as a simple rectangular block. The hall house had a thick cob end gable to the south-east and louvred vents to let out the smoke in the apex, as is represented by the surviving collar and king post timber framing above the cob wall that is exposed in the main bedroom. This confirms that the inner room is in fact an extension to the first phase of the house, however it is still early in date itself. The jointed cruck that is exposed in the main bedroom would have sat over the middle of the hall. It is very fine and it has a cranked collar with chamfered detailing and with yoke at the ridge. The hall would have had a central hearth or brazier. The jointed cruck between the hall, the landing, and the garden room is not finished to the same standard and it has a slightly more archaic saddle joint at the ridge. This would appear to be functional in form and it would likely have carried a partition that either divided the hall from the cross passage or divided the domestic part of the house from an animal house. The rest of the range below the jointed cruck has been lost and the wall has been heavily underbuilt in brick, possibly with some stone and cob hence its current width, however it has also been boarded out. The current front door enters the entrance hall that is now a cross passage of sorts, however this is a later arrangement of the space that is connected to the insertion of the stack in the 16th century or the early 17th century. The fine shallow-pointed arched door may be contemporary, the arch being of Tudor character, however it is currently set within loose rubble and mortared in cement and it sits on concrete piers. One side of the door is widely splayed and the other side of the door is straight, so whilst the door frame is likely to be from the house it may not necessarily be in its original position. A chunky chamfered beam and a square-headed chamfered door frame to the north of the stack would suggest that the cross passage was formed at the same time as the stack. There is evidence of a possible jettied first floor chamber over the newly formed cross passage space, with short and heavy joists that carried another beam set into the side of the stack. The lightweight beam that runs across the hall would suggest a late closing of the space. The inner room is a thick cob structure, with heavy purlins that carry the roof between the former end gable of the hall and the new end wall. The change in thickness of the cob wall between the hall and the inner room would probably indicate that a blocked doorway exists between the two rooms. The size of the beam over the inner room would suggest that it was built with a floor in situ that was likely to have been accessed via a ladder. The parlour behind the inner room was added in the late 17th century, with a chamber above and an associated winder stair. A door was forced in the corner of the hall to create a small lobby that linked all of the rooms. A further service space was added to the west of the parlour in the late 18th century or the early 19th century. A blocked doorway may link this space back to the former hall. |
| Author: |
E Wapshott
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South West Archaeology Ltd.
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| Year of Publication: |
2022
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Broadwoodkelly |
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Devon |
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West Devon |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 260663, 107078 (Easting, Northing)
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southwes1-507725 |
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04 Jul 2023 |
