Barricane House, Mortehoe

Barricane House, was built by my great, great, grandfather Samuel Conibear in 1860.  Samuel was the local blacksmith.  It was the first house in the village to have a slate roof.  It was originally built as a Inn with stabling.  A pony and trap collected guests from Mortehoe Station and brought them to the house.  Amongst the famous guests were the Victorian artist Walter Sickert and one of William Gladstone's sons.  

 

Samuel Conibear, to ensure that his future son-in-law had bought a proper diamond engagement ring, used it to write his signature on a pane of glass in the kitchen.  This still exists to this day if you look close. 

 

On Samuel's death it passed to one of his three daughters Mary, wife of Philip Gammon, and then to their son Arthur Samuel Conibear Gammon and to my father George Arthur Goodin Gammon.  I inherited this lovely house in 2008.

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We then spent 6 months converting it from a 5 bedroom, 1 bathroom house into a warm double glazed 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house with two bright attic 'chill out' rooms which had previously resembled a bric-a-brac shop! 

 

In subsequent years we have renovated other rooms e.g. replacing temperamental lathe and lime plaster walls with modern building materials and decor.  Every year we continue to improve the house for our guests and for ourselves as we love to stay here out of season.  We think you will find that this is not just a holiday house but a home from home.

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