Gate House at Old Shute House Including Flanking Walls and Pavilions
GATE HOUSE AT OLD SHUTE HOUSE INCLUDING FLANKING WALLS AND PAVILIONS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1098437
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Gate House at Old Shute House Including Flanking Walls and Pavilions
- Statutory Address:
- GATE HOUSE AT OLD SHUTE HOUSE INCLUDING FLANKING WALLS AND PAVILIONS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1098437
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Gate House at Old Shute House Including Flanking Walls and Pavilions
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATE HOUSE AT OLD SHUTE HOUSE INCLUDING FLANKING WALLS AND PAVILIONS
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.
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:
- GATE HOUSE AT OLD SHUTE HOUSE INCLUDING FLANKING WALLS AND PAVILIONS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Shute
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 25214 97494
Details
SY 29 NE SHUTE SHUTE VILLAGE 10/481 8.5.67 Gate House at Old Shute House including flanking Walls and Pavilions GV I
Gatehouse and flanking pavilions. Circa 1570 or possibly of earlier C16 origin. Originally probably aligned on the later parts of Old Shute House before they were demolished in 1785.
Stone rubble with freestone dressings. Large three-storey gatehouse tower with semi-octagonal corner turrets stone mullion and transom windows, enbattled parapet and carriageway with timber four-centred arch over which are the arms of William Pole. Flanking enbattled walls terminating in smaller three storey pavilions with full height splayed bays and battlements. Said to contain moulded plaster ceiling. Ref Country Life Volume 109 pages 326 and 398.
Listing NGR: SY2521497493
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 88158
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 2 February, Vol. 109, (1951), 326 398
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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