Ceylon House
CEYLON HOUSE, 2, NEW STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106153
- Date first listed:
- 16-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Ceylon House
- Statutory Address:
- CEYLON HOUSE, 2, NEW STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106153
- Date first listed:
- 16-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Ceylon House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CEYLON HOUSE, 2, NEW 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:
- CEYLON HOUSE, 2, NEW STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chagford
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 70135 87464
Details
SX 7087 CHAGFORD NEW STREET, Chagford
6/157 No 2 Ceylon House -
GV II
House. Mid C19. Plastered granite stone rubble; granite stacks with plastered brick chimney shafts; slate roof. Plan: house occupies a corner site. The main block is built along New Street facing north-west. It has a 2-room plan with central entrance hall and staircase and end stacks. A 1-room plan rear wing with projecting end stack at an oblique angle on left end. 2 storeys with attics. Exterior: the front plaster is lightly incised as ashlar. Main block has symmetrical 3-window front of 12-pane sashes with 9-pane (3/6) sashes in the 2 gabled half dormers to the attics. Central doorway contains a 4-panel door overlight without its glazing bars and panelled reveals. Rear block has 1-window front of 12- pane sashes. Roof is gable-ende to right and hipped to left. Interior not inspected. Ceylon House forms part of an attractive group of listed buildings in the vicinity of St. Michaels Church (q.v).
Listing NGR: SX7013287463
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 94686
- 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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