Herald Office
HERALD OFFICE, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1097941
- Date first listed:
- 12-Nov-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Herald Office
- Statutory Address:
- HERALD OFFICE, FORE STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/14349/10
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1097941
- Date first listed:
- 12-Nov-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Herald Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- HERALD OFFICE, FORE STREET
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HERALD OFFICE, FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sidmouth
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 12688 87376
Details
FORE STREET 1. 1633 (East Side) Herald Office SY 1287 1/244 II GV 2. Early to mid C19 building on corner with East Street. 3 storeys colour washed brick. Low pitch gable end slate roof, shallow eaves bend. 1 window front. Tripartite 2nd floor window, centre sash only with glaz- ing bars, multiple keystone stucco flat arch, thin block sill. 1st floor has canted bay inserted below similar flat arch, no glazing bars. Frieze and cornice. Ground floor has Victorian shop front modernised but retain- ing 1 panelled pilaster and cornice with elaborate iron cresting returned to side on East Street. This south front has 3 sash windows, glazing bars intact, and a 2 storey round headed stair light sash, the glazing bars radiating at top. The premises are continued on this front by a 2 storey red brick building slightly earlier in date. 2 windows, 1 blind, recessed tripartite sashes, glazing bars intact, flat brick-arches. 2 doorways. One partly blocked but with rectangular fanlight and panelled reveals. The other of 6 fielded panels with tall rectangular fanlight.
Herald Office, No 23, Premises occupied by Olive Ltd. Premises occupied by Stead and Simpson, Premises occupied by The Spinning Wheel and Premises occupied by Irish Tobacconist form a group.
Listing NGR: SY1268887376
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 87339
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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