Church Wells Including Garden Area Walls and Gate - Piers to South

CHURCH WELLS INCLUDING GARDEN AREA WALLS AND GATE - PIERS TO SOUTH

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1163976
Date first listed:
25-Mar-1991
List Entry Name:
Church Wells Including Garden Area Walls and Gate - Piers to South
Statutory Address:
CHURCH WELLS INCLUDING GARDEN AREA WALLS AND GATE - PIERS TO SOUTH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1163976
Date first listed:
25-Mar-1991
List Entry Name:
Church Wells Including Garden Area Walls and Gate - Piers to South
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH WELLS INCLUDING GARDEN AREA WALLS AND GATE - PIERS TO SOUTH

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH WELLS INCLUDING GARDEN AREA WALLS AND GATE - PIERS TO SOUTH

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Devon
District:
South Hams (District Authority)
Parish:
Slapton
National Grid Reference:
SX 82122 44909

Details

In the entry :- SLAPTON SLAPTON

12/99 Church Wells including garden area walls and gate piers to south

GV

The address and the description shall be amended to read:-

SX 8244 SLAPTON SLAPTON

12/99 Church Wells including front garden area walls to south

GV

The'first sentence in the third paragraph of the description shall be amended to read :- "Including front garden area wall; probably C19, local limestone and slate rubble with cement-rendered cappings and pair of small C20 slate rubble gate piers at centre"

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SLAPTON SLAPTON SX8244 Church Wells including 12/99 garden area walls and gate - piers to south

GV II

House. Circa mid C19. Local slate rubble with red brick window arches. Slate hipped roof with crested ridge tiles. Rendered stack on right hand side with yellow clay louvred pots. Plan: Double depth rectangular plan with 2 principal front rooms either side of central entrance and probably smaller service rooms at the back. Exterior: 2 storeys. Almost symmetrical 3-window south front, windows disposed slightly to the right. Circa late C19 2-light casements with glazing bars in openings with cambered red brick arches and slate sills. Central doorway with origin C19 6-panel door, the bottom panels flush and canopy of one large piece of slate supported on shaped wooden brackets. The right hand side has C19 casements with glazing bars to the right. The left hand side facing garden has C19 casement on ground floor with glazing bars and C20 casement above. The rear wall abuts adjoining house. Including front garden area wall; probably C19, local limestone and slate rubble with cement-rendered cappings and pair of small slate-rubble gate piers at centre. The wall is curved and encloses a small front garden in the angle of the front of the house and the outbuildings (qv) to the left. Interior: not inspected but probably retains simple C19 joinery. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SX8212144923

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
99885
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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