Gidley House (Marked on O S Map As Gidley Arms Inn)
GIDLEY HOUSE (MARKED ON O S MAP AS GIDLEY ARMS INN)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107300
- Date first listed:
- 14-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gidley House (Marked on O S Map As Gidley Arms Inn)
- Statutory Address:
- GIDLEY HOUSE (MARKED ON O S MAP AS GIDLEY ARMS INN)
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107300
- Date first listed:
- 14-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gidley House (Marked on O S Map As Gidley Arms Inn)
- Statutory Address 1:
- GIDLEY HOUSE (MARKED ON O S MAP AS GIDLEY ARMS INN)
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:
- GIDLEY HOUSE (MARKED ON O S MAP AS GIDLEY ARMS INN)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Meshaw
- National Grid Reference:
- SS7710818084
Details
SS 71 NE
4/36
MESHAW
Gidley House (marked on O.S. map as Gidley Arms Inn)
II
House, later an inn, now again a house. Stated to have dated beam in roof:- "1826",
some C20 internal refitting, large C20 addition at the rear. Coursed and squared
local rubble in alternating thick and thin bands, deep eaves, hipped slate roof,
lead ridges, very large end roughcast stacks.
Plan: symmetrical frontage, central entrance hall with staircase, large drawing
room to right running the full depth of the house, dining room to left running to
half the depth of the house, behind it a small parlour, kitchen wing at rear rebuilt
C20.
Exterior: symmetrical 2 storeys, 3 bays, 16-pane sash windows, large to ground
floor, slightly smaller on first floor, rubble voussoirs to flat-arch heads.
Central door opening, paired C20 glazed doors in a conforming style. Left return
with two 2-light wooden mullioned-and-transomed windows.
Interior: with some refitting, retains much co-eval joinery including doors,
architraves and the dog-leg staircase with stick balusters, moulded handrail and a
turned newel at its foot; drawing room and hall with simple Regency plasterwork,
cornices and ceiling centres.
Listing NGR: SS7710818084
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 97441
- 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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