Marwood House
MARWOOD HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1163606
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1965
- List Entry Name:
- Marwood House
- Statutory Address:
- MARWOOD HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1163606
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1965
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Marwood House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MARWOOD HOUSE
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:
- MARWOOD HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Marwood
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 54503 37591
Details
SS 53 NW MARWOOD MARWOOD VILLAGE
4/31 Marwood House (formerly listed 25.2.65 as Marwood Hill)
- II
Large House c.1820. Stucco with hipped slate roof and 2 axial brick stacks barely visible behind parapet with stone copings. 2 storeys with attic storey to front, 3 storeys to rear. Symmetrical square plan. 3 bays of tripartite windows with timber side-sashes, 4 panes per sash to each side of timber sashes, 6 panes per sash with glazing bars above plain plat-band. All sashes probably original. Ground floor has two similar windows to each side of central bay which breaks back slightly. Central porch supported on Doric columns with triangular pediment an frieze and leaded roof. Doric pilasters to each side of ½ glazed 9-panel door with 3-panel sidelights. Deep moulded cornice with parapet above and three dormers with hipped slate roofs visibly thrown forward. Entrance hall has large round arch modillion cornice and to left a marble chimneypiece with fluted pilasters and wreaths and human head with festoons between,Ornamental stairway with wreathed handrail and stick balusters lit by large round-arched stair window to rear. First floor not inspected.
Listing NGR: SS5450337591
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98205
- 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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