Plympton House (St Peters Convent)
PLYMPTON HOUSE (ST PETERS CONVENT), LONGCAUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1113363
- Date first listed:
- 23-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Plympton House (St Peters Convent)
- Statutory Address:
- PLYMPTON HOUSE (ST PETERS CONVENT), LONGCAUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1113363
- Date first listed:
- 23-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Plympton House (St Peters Convent)
- Statutory Address 1:
- PLYMPTON HOUSE (ST PETERS CONVENT), LONGCAUSE
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:
- PLYMPTON HOUSE (ST PETERS CONVENT), LONGCAUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Plymouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 54660 55896
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX5455NE LONGCAUSE, Plympton St Maurice 740-1/50/527 (North side (off)) 23/04/52 Plympton House (St Peter's Convent)
GV I
Country house, now a convent. From 1700, erected for the Treby family (Sir George Treby, Lord Chief Justice). Probably designed for the same architect responsible for Mothecombe and Puslinch (former list description). Mason in 1720 is George Veale. Front and rear elevations of limestone ashlar, otherwise brick with limestone dressings including moulded architraves and rusticated quoins; dry slate hipped roof behind parapet with moulded cornice; large brick axial stacks with limestone dressings. PLAN: large rectangular plan, with central stair hall. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys over basement; symmetrical 7-window front and rear elevations with centre breaks surmounted by pediments with heraldic achievements. Original sashes with thick glazing bars within moulded architraves; elliptical-arched basement windows. Central principal entrance approached by flight of stone steps with wrought-iron balustrades. INTERIOR: includes large entrance hall leading to an E-W corridor. The staircase fills the whole of the SE corner of the house, exceptionally rich, with four graduated balusters to each tread, the handrail ending in a virtuoso roll, and the landing with Corinthian-column newels. Much bolection-moulded panelling, corner fireplaces, two fine Baroque marble chimneypieces with oval centres, the one in the hall flanked by fluted pilasters, the drawing room one with scroll volutes. The spacious service rooms in the basement have elegant groin vaults on piers, as at Puslinch and Mothecombe. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 684; Country Life: LXXIV: London: 146).
Listing NGR: SX5466555900
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473580
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 684
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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