Bydown House
BYDOWN HOUSE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1107662
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1965
- List Entry Name:
- Bydown House
- Statutory Address:
- BYDOWN HOUSE
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1107662
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1965
- List Entry Name:
- Bydown House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BYDOWN HOUSE
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:
- BYDOWN HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Swimbridge
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 62292 29394
Details
SWIMBRIDGE SS 62 NW 11/160 Bydown House 25.2.65 II*
Country house. Early C19. Architect not known. Painted stucco. Slate roofs with pronounced eaves. Rectangular on plan with principal rooms each side of wide entrance hall containing staircase. short projecting east wing of 3 storeys and service wing extending east to rear. Neo-classical style. Main range, 2 storeys symmetrical south and west fronts. South front of 3 bays with twin clasping pilasters at the corners and massive entablature above. Central pedimented bay breaks forward slightly, the pediment supported on pilasters outside engaged columns of giant Ionic order. Central sash. 2 over 2 panes above central pedimented doorway with partly glazed door with 6 large panes, 4 panes to the overlight and sidelights with 3 panes above panelled base. Bays to each side have tripartite sashes, 6 over 6 panes to centre and 4-paned sidelights above similar tripartite sashes but with 6 over 9 panes to the centre and 2 over 3 paned sidelights. Ground floor openings have pediments supported on moulded consoles. All openings have Greek key motif to the surrounds. The entablature continues around west front of 1:3:1 bays, the 3 central bays pedimented with pilasters flanking 4 engaged Ionic columns. Outer bays have tripartite sashes, central sashes are 12-paned. Central French window with margin glazing bars flanked by sashes with eared architraves, left side out bay has sash 6 over 9 panes with 2 over 3 paned sidelights. French window to right side. Ground floor openings have pediments supported on consoles. The east wing forms a squat 3-storeyed tower with tent roof, the upper floor windows in tall semicircular arched surrounds, with pointed arches to the top storey windows. Small reset plaque bearing shield with date and name 1759, J Nott to centre between the lower storey windows. Interior: principal rooms on west side and entrance hall retain good Classical details with richly moulded cornices and chimneypieces, pedimented doorcases with acroteria anthemion, and panelled doors. Fine geometrical staircase with oval stairwell light, and moulded string and wreathed handrail with turned balusters. Cross-vaulted ceilings to the entrance hall with foliated plaster centrepiece supported on Ionic columns.
Listing NGR: SS6229229394
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98642
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 11-Jun-2026 at 11:53:46.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.