Town House Including Front Area Railings
TOWN HOUSE INCLUDING FRONT AREA RAILINGS, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106420
- Date first listed:
- 17-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Town House Including Front Area Railings
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN HOUSE INCLUDING FRONT AREA RAILINGS, FORE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106420
- Date first listed:
- 17-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Town House Including Front Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN HOUSE INCLUDING FRONT AREA RAILINGS, FORE 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:
- TOWN HOUSE INCLUDING FRONT AREA RAILINGS, FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Holcombe Rogus
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 05759 18924
Details
HOLCOMBE ROGUS FORE STREET, Holcombe Rogus ST O1 NE 5/110 - Town house including front area railings GV II
House. Circa 1880. Plastered stone rubble, maybe with brick; stone rubble or brick stacks with plastered chimneyshafts on shaped shoulders which have Hamstone coping; slate roof. Plan: tall house set back a little from Fore Street to the south. It is 2 rooms wide: and double depth. The entrance is in the centre of the left (west) end into an entrance hall which contains the main stair. This divides the front 2 principal rooms from the rear 2 service rooms. The rooms have end stacks. The right (east) end is terraced into the hillslope. 2 storeys. Exterior: symmetrical 2-window front of large 12-pane sashes. Deep eaves are supported by a regular series of shaped brackets and roof is hipped each end. Entrance in left end contains original panelled door. Interior: includes a great deal of original joinery and other detail. A narrow strip of ground along the front is fenced by cast-iron spear-headed railings contemporary with the house. This is one of an attractive group of listed buildings in the centre of Holcombe Rogus village.
Listing NGR: ST0576018926
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 95958
- 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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