Nos 1-3 Kings Arms and Kings Arm Cottage
NOS 1-3 KINGS ARMS AND KINGS ARM COTTAGE, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106714
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 1-3 Kings Arms and Kings Arm Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- NOS 1-3 KINGS ARMS AND KINGS ARM COTTAGE, FORE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106714
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 1-3 Kings Arms and Kings Arm Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- NOS 1-3 KINGS ARMS AND KINGS ARM COTTAGE, FORE STREET
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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:
- NOS 1-3 KINGS ARMS AND KINGS ARM COTTAGE, FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chulmleigh
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 68776 14186
Details
CHULMLEIGH FORE STREET (east side), SS 6814 - 6914 Chulmleigh 7/70 Nos. 1-3 Kings Arms and Kings Arm 20.2.67 Cottage GV II Former coaching inn, divided in late C20 into 4 tenements. C17 fabric much remodelled in C19 and again in late C20. Painted roughcast rendered stone rubble and cob. Slate roof to left. Bitumenized slate roof at right end, with gable ends. Rendered stack to left end and axial rendered stack. Plan: Nos. 1-3 to left form early core of a probable C17 3 room and cross-passage plan, entirely remodelled in late C18 or early C19 when rear wall appears to have been built out to form 1 1/2 room deep plan with staircase to rear of left-hand room and former principal stairs in passage replaced in late C20. Kings Arms Cottage at right end appears to be of late C18 date, remodelled in C19 and comprises single room wide, 1½ room deep plan with winder staircase to rear right-hand corner of rear room, the upper storey carried over wide carriageway through to rear courtyard at right end. Exterior: 2 storeys. 9 window range. Nos. 1-3 has 6 window range all 16 paned horned sashes. Ground floor has principal doorway with plain pilasters, moulded enablature supported by decorative console brackets and late C19 9-panelled door with overlight. Bow windows to each side, that to right has 12 paned sash with 4 paned sliding sidelight sashes, that to left is C20 replacement. C19 style doorcase at left end with 20 paned hornless sash to right. Kings Arms Cottage to right has 16 paned sash above 4 paned sash to left and 12 paned sash with flush sash box above double plank doors to carriage entrance to right of 12 paned sash above recessed 6 panelled door. Interior: Nos. 1-3 heavily altered in C20, but principal room at left end retains partly concealed roll-moulded granite surround to fireplace and late C18 or early C19 straight-run staircase with swept up moulded handrail and slender turned balusters. Kings Arms Cottage has C19 joinery principally intact. C19 king post roof structure.
Listing NGR: SS6876614195
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 97248
- 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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