The Market House
THE MARKET HOUSE, THE SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147520
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Market House
- Statutory Address:
- THE MARKET HOUSE, THE SQUARE
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- Date:
- 2003-09-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/11440/35
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147520
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Market House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MARKET HOUSE, THE SQUARE
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:
- THE MARKET HOUSE, THE SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chagford
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 70058 87546
Details
SX 7087 CHAGFORD THE SQUARE, Chagford
6/162 The Market House - 20.2.52 GV II
Market house. Built in 1862 on site of former market house, modernised circa 1970. Granite stone rubble with granite ashlar detail; slate roof. Plan: octagonal market house facing south-east. The rear section has always contained public lavatories either side of a small room. The front was originally open but is now filled with small shops. Front door to central stairwell up to a first floor room in the roofspace. Exterior: the front side contains a large 2-centred arched doorway with chamfered surround. Its head is filled with an iron grille. There is a gable above containing an uninscribed plaque. The flanking 2 sides have now been filled with shops. The corner posts between has a battered plinths and soffit-chamfered caps. The lavatories each have a narrow 2-centred arch doorway and the rear room contains a large 2-light window with Decorated Gothic tracery. Pyramid roof has gabled dormers containing arch-headed fixed pane windows and, at the apex, a louvred lantern topped by a narrow spire and wrought iron weather vane. Interior modernised circa 1970. The site is that of a C16 market house and court house; first mentioned 1574. Source: Devon SMR.
Listing NGR: SX7005787547
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 94691
- 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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