Old Church House
OLD CHURCH HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1098527
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Old Church House
- Statutory Address:
- OLD CHURCH HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1098527
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Old Church House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD CHURCH HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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:
- OLD CHURCH HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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 24575 94043
Details
SY 2494 COLYTON MARKET PLACE 24/182 (north side) COLYTON
8.5.67 Old Church House (formerly included as Church House in High Street) GV II
House. Dated 1612. Large stone rubble house with gable end to road. Slate roof with moulded stone coping to gable ends with stone finials. Three storeys. Front to street first and second floor five light ground floor four light moulded stone mullion windows with leaded panes. Moulded stone labels and cills the width of the house. The dripmould on the ground floor continues over a moulded doorway to the right with four centred arch. Chimney stack and some moulded mullion windows on west side. North end (rear) two light window with dripmould and stack. Interior: much altered. Three Jacobean style overmantles made up from old material but mostly fake. C17 corbelled stone fireplace. . C18 stone chimneypiece and small chamfered stone fireplace on second floor with cambered timber lintel. Staircase either reconstructed or imported, with heavy balusters, moulded string and massive newels with carved finials of dancing bears. Ceiling beams and some reset panelling and fragments of medieval painted glass and Victorian stained glass.
Listing NGR: SY2457594043
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 87860
- 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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