MSO10537 - Hook Hill Farmhouse, Roadwater (Building)

Farmhouse. Late C16-early C17, enlarged C18, altered C20. Roughcast over rubble, end 2 bays break forward slightly, thatched roof, rendered stone stacks gable ends and to right of cross passage. Plan: not clear without internal inspection, a very long facade. One and a half storeys, 7 bays; early C20 2-light dormer casements, first floor 2 eyebrow dormers left of entrance, full height canted bay, one window below eaves left, a dormer and another 2 in section that breaks forward, groundfloor 3 windows left of entrance, one to right of canted bay and 2 C20 plate glass windows beyond. A stair turret wih early C19 leaded 2-light iron casement attached on left return. Plank door with flat roofed porch carried on shaped brackets. Interior not viewed. Said to contain chamfered beams with enriched stops and a cruck roof. [1] English Heritage Listed Building Number: 264877. First Listed on 21/12/1984. [2] Stone, Random rubble walls. Gabled roof [3] The building was visited in December 2013 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. It received a BAR score of 6. [4] The building was assessed as part of the 2018-19 rapid condition survey of Exmoor’s Listed Buildings, receiving a BAR score of 6. [5]