White Hart Hotel and the Assembly Rooms
WHITE HART HOTEL AND THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 1, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1108060
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- White Hart Hotel and the Assembly Rooms
- Statutory Address:
- WHITE HART HOTEL AND THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 1, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1108060
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- White Hart Hotel and the Assembly Rooms
- Statutory Address 1:
- WHITE HART HOTEL AND THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 1, CHURCH 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:
- WHITE HART HOTEL AND THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 1, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Modbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 65831 51606
Details
MODBURY CHURCH STREET SX 6451-6551 7/119 (south side) No 1 (White Hart Hotel 26.1.67 and the Assembly Rooms
GV II
Hotel incorporating former assembly rooms, at street junction. Early C19. Smooth rendered, slate roofs. Two wide ranges with low-pitched gables to street, returns down Poundwell Street to wide opening to internal courtyard. Hotel, left, is 2 storeys, 3 windows; at ground floor tripartite sashes with central 16-pane flanked by diamond-set bars and at first floor three 16-pane sashes, all to plain reveals. Central 6-panel flush door with diamond-pane overlight in pilaster surround with Greek key ornament to frieze, small flat hood, panelled reveals. Front contained in plain pilasters to small plinth, and full-width pediment closed by plat-band. Ridge stacks set back centrally, and smaller eaves stack to left. To Poundwell Street are four 16-pane sashes at first floor over three the same, and centre one over cellar access; to left a broad elliptical opening with keystone containing two heavy plank doors. Assembly rooms, to right in Church Street, 2 storeys, 3 windows similar to White Hart, but three 4-pane over two 16-pane flanking central 6-panel flush door to plain overlight and simple pilaster doorcase. Back of this unit has a 9-pane sash in a slate-hung wall. An important visual element at this street crossing, little altered externally. In the pavement in front of this building is set a large granite lintel in basket-handle form with central ogee curve, probably brought from the demolished Champernowne House (see also Steps and archway at Old Traine East).
Listing NGR: SX6583151606
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99711
- 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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