PALMER HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALL

PALMER HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALL, NEW STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1104777
Date first listed:: 19-Mar-1951
List Entry Name:: PALMER HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALL
Statutory Address:: PALMER HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALL, NEW STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1104777
Date first listed:: 19-Mar-1951
Date of most recent amendment:: 04-Aug-2000
List Entry Name:: PALMER HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALL
Statutory Address 1:: PALMER HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALL, NEW STREET

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:: PALMER HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALL, NEW STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Devon
District:: Torridge (District Authority)
Parish:: Great Torrington
National Grid Reference:: SS 49437 19233

Details

852/1/52 NEW STREET 19-MAR-51 (North side) Palmer House including garden wall (Formerly listed as: NEW STREET Palmer House including garden wall and gazebo)

GV II*

Dated 1752. Built by Mr (later Sir) John Palmer, brother-in-law of Sir Joshua Reynolds. The latter stayed here many times. Dr Johnson is also said to have been a visitor. Front is red brick, 3 storey, 5 windows, divided into three by brick Ionic pilasters with stone bases and caps. Entablature with pulvinate frieze is interrupted between pilasters. Main eaves cornice is continuous, breaking forward above pilasters. Low-pitched slate roof. Sash windows with glazing bars, and rubbed brick flat arches with keystones (ground floor later sashes). Doorway has moulded architrave and pediment on scroll consoles. 6-panel door with fielded upper panels. Frontage is set back behind later cast iron railings. Tall brick return walls have piers with vases, parapets swept up to meet front wall of house. At the back a wing was added late C18. This is slate hung supported on piers and arches forming a Ioggia. Large 3-light bow window. There is a walled garden, the wall having piers and vases. Octagonal gazebo at north east corner has been re-erected at Rosemoor Gardens, Great Torrington. Interior: front ground floor room (1752) has enriched plaster ceiling with Palmer arms and Ionic mantel. Attractively planned staircase with slender turned balusters. Half-landing has Venetian window with Palmer arms in stained glass.

Nos 6 to 10 (even) and Palmer House form a group.

Listing NGR: SS4943719233

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Legacy System number:: 90497
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.