Prospect House
PROSPECT HOUSE, PROSPECT HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1108008
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Prospect House
- Statutory Address:
- PROSPECT HOUSE, PROSPECT HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1108008
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Prospect House
- Statutory Address 1:
- PROSPECT HOUSE, PROSPECT HILL
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:
- PROSPECT HOUSE, PROSPECT HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Slapton
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 82026 45143
Details
SLAPTON PROSPECT HILL SX8245 SLAPTON 11/92 Prospect House
II
House. Circa 1830-35 with C20 addition. Stuccoed probably over slate rubble. Slate hipped roof with deep eaves and moulded cast-iron gutters with lion marks to joists. Pairs of octagonal shafts to side stacks, the right hand with turned red clay pots, the left hand with louvred yellow clay pots. Plan: Double depth plan with 2 principal front rooms, central entrance and stair hall and with service rooms at the back. In mid or late C20 a 2- storey 1-bay extension was added to the left hand (west) side. Exterior: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay south front. Right hand and left hand bays break forward with rusticated quoins and centre of the bays break forward again with canted bays on the ground floor. First floor to left and right C19 16-pane sashes and large C20 sash in centre recess all with louvred shutters. Ground floor flanking canted stuccoed bays with slate hipped roofs, moulded cast iron gutters and C19 French casements with glazing bars. In central recess a round-headed doorway with C19 moulded and panelled door and semi-circular fanlight enclosed in C20 flat roof porch. To left (west) a C20 2-storey, 1-bay extension with canted front and flat roof. The rear elevation is roughly rendered and has C19 sashes with glazing bars and central doorway. Interior: Not accessible at time of survey 1988-9 nut probably retains C19 joinery such as staircase and doors etc. and plasterwork and chimneypiece might survive.
Listing NGR: SX8202645143
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99878
- 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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