Brerewood House the Vicarage
BREREWOOD HOUSE, VICARAGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1098505
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Brerewood House the Vicarage
- Statutory Address:
- BREREWOOD HOUSE, VICARAGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1098505
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Brerewood House the Vicarage
- Statutory Address 1:
- BREREWOOD HOUSE, VICARAGE STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE VICARAGE, VICARAGE STREET
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:
- BREREWOOD HOUSE, VICARAGE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- THE VICARAGE, VICARAGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Colyton
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 24527 94097
Details
SY 2494 COLYTON VICARAGE STREET 24/205 COLYTON
8.5.67 The Vicarage and Brerewood House GV II
Vicarage and adjoining house. Early C16, much restored and with circa early C20 additions at rear (west). Surviving parts of a house built in 1520 by Canon Brerewood (Dr Thomas Brerewood) Chancellor to Bishop Veysey and referred to by Leland as "a fair House". Stone rubble with freestone dressings. Slate roof gabled and hipped. Two storeys. Irregular plan. The Vicarage to left (south-west) heavily restored and has porch with stepped gable and moulded four centred arch, it is a two storey two window range with large late C19 moulded wood mullion windows, the ground floor with dripmoulds. The north-east end (Brerewood House) is L-shaped with hipped roof wing and large gabled wing with stepped moulded parapet and moulded stone mullion window with four four-centred arch lights and dripmould, above a moulded four-centred arch doorway with carved arms of Bishop Veysey above. Rebuilt brick end chimney stacks. Red brick early C20 wing at rear.
Listing NGR: SY2453194102
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 87911
- 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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