Great House
GREAT HOUSE, SOUTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1098541
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Great House
- Statutory Address:
- GREAT HOUSE, SOUTH STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/07152/29
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1098541
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Great House
- Statutory Address 1:
- GREAT HOUSE, SOUTH 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:
- GREAT HOUSE, SOUTH 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 24646 93924
Details
SY 2493 COLYTON SOUTH STREET 24/202 COLYTON
8.5.67 Great House
II*
House, all that remains of a large Elizabethan house. Circa late C16. Stone rubble with freestone dressings, and slate roof with hipped and stone coped gable ends. U-shaped on plan with wings to north-west and south-west. Two storeys. The south-east garden front has five three light ovolo moulded stone mullion windows to first floor with moulded string at cill level - said to have been a long gallery. Passageway through to rear where there are two wings, the north-west wing has hipped roof and pigeon holes to first floor. The south elevation of the south-west wing has chequered knapped flintwork on first floor, moulded stringcourse at floor level, symmetrical three bays with moulded three light stone mullion windows with leaded panes and dripmoulds, centre first floor one light window with cusped head. Ashlar chimney stacks with moulded caps. In the angle of the south-west wing, gabled with window with two pointed arch lights and moulded wood door-frame with cambered head. Interior: three C16 Tudor arched stone chimneypieces. North-east first floor room has bolection moulded chimneypiece with moulded plaster. Stuart arms above. Duke of Monmouth is said to have stayed in this house and the Stuart arms were put up to show loyalty to the King. Former seat of the Yonge family. The house was built by John Yonge an eminent Elizabethan merchant. His son Walter Yonge (1579-1649) lived at the Great House and here wrote much of his well-known diary (1604-28) which was published by the Camden Society in 1848.
Listing NGR: SY2464393921
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 87893
- 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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