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AURORA CHURCH HOUSE

AURORA, COBURG ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1097959
Date first listed:: 11-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:: AURORA CHURCH HOUSE
Statutory Address:: AURORA, COBURG ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1097959
Date first listed:: 11-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:: AURORA CHURCH HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: AURORA, COBURG ROAD
Statutory Address 2:: CHURCH HOUSE, COBURG ROAD

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: AURORA, COBURG ROAD
Statutory Address:: CHURCH HOUSE, COBURG ROAD

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 12438 87398

Details

COBURG ROAD 1. 1633 (South West Side) Church House. Aurora. SY 1287 1/8 12.10.51. II* 2. Probably originally one house circa 1820. A 2½ storey rectangular red brick block. Ripped slate roof with wide eaves. The south end (Church House) has a symmetrical front of 5 windows, the 2 outer ones each side in shallow brick bows. Recessed sashes, glazing bars intact, flat brick arches, thin block sills. Stucco band across front between upper ground and 1st floors. Bowed porch raised on brick base to upper ground floor level has splayed steps and iron balustrade. 2 iron columns support entab- lature which is bowed out, from stucco band between storeys, as a canopy. Double doors of 6 fielded panels with side lights panelled below. Flank ing thin panelled pilasters to reeded doorhead. Large semi-circuler fan- light with delicate, fainted radial glazing bars and architrave over. The wall around is stuccoed. The west front has 4 flat roofed dormers with glazing bars to sashes, one a 2-light casement. 7 windows on this front, some blind, and a 3 bay Tuscan verandah with tent-roofed trellis balcony above. The central window giving on to it: an oeuil de boeuf. Other windows recessed sashes, glazing bars intact, 3 with Venetian shut- ters on 2nd floor, 2 to left of verandeh on13t floor have delicate iron balconies supported by shaped brackets and tent-shaped canopies. The double doors beneath the verandah have 6 panels, top pair fielded small horizontal ovals, the centre pair larger and set vertically with wreath mouldings, the bottom panels flush with diamonds inset, Reeded reveals and doorcase with iron head corner blocks. The entrance to "Aurora" is by a pedimented doorcase with Doric columns. Door of 5 flush panels, rectangular fanlight with 3 pointed panes, Above on 1st floor a pointed 2-light casement. This north end of the building is stuccoed, as is the part of wall behind 3 bay verandah/balcony. Dominating position in open grouping of this part of Sidmouth.

Listing NGR: SY1243887398

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 87283
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.