Pilton Cottage
2, VICTORIA TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1163598
- Date first listed:
- 29-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Pilton Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- 2, VICTORIA TERRACE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1163598
- Date first listed:
- 29-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Pilton Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- 2, VICTORIA TERRACE
- Statutory Address 2:
- PILTON COTTAGE, VICTORIA TERRACE
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:
- 2, VICTORIA TERRACE
- Statutory Address:
- PILTON COTTAGE, VICTORIA TERRACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Instow
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 47223 30358
Details
INSTOW VICTORIA TERRACE, Instow SS 43 SE 1/104 Pilton Cottage, and No. 2 Victoria Terrace GV II 2 adjoining terraced houses. Circa 1830-40. Painted stucco. Slate roof, gable end to left end, with lions head guttering. Brick ridge stack and stack at left end with Peters marland clay pots. 2 rooms deep, Pilton Cottage at end of terrace single room wide with staircase hall to right, No. 2 Victoria Terrace is double-fronted central staircase plan. 2 storeys, with attic storey to Pilton Cottage. Plat-band with Ionic pilasters at left-end of terrace and to right end of No. 2. Overall 5-window range. Pilton Cottage has sashes to left side on each floor, the glazing bars to the lower sash in each case removed. 12-paned sash to right over 6-panelled door with fanlight. No. 2 has symmetrical facade with two 16-paned sashes on each floor flanking 12- paned sash over semi-circular headed doorway with 6-panelled door and decorative ironwork fanlight. All window openings have horizontal sliding louvred timber shutters. Interior: No. 2 has round-arched lobby inner door surround and 2-panelled base to door, the upper half glazed with 4 panes and margin bars. C19 joinery entirely intact with 6 panelled doors, panelled internal window shutters etc. Central staircase with moulded handrail ramped up to slender turned newels, stick balusters and moulded string. Moulded plasterwork cornices to principal rooms and hall. Pilton Cottage interior not inspected, but said to retain similar features. The 2 houses form part of terrace with Bryher House and Orchard House (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SS4722330358
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98808
- 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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