Combefishacre House
COMBEFISHACRE HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164666
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Combefishacre House
- Statutory Address:
- COMBEFISHACRE HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164666
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Combefishacre House
- Statutory Address 1:
- COMBEFISHACRE 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:
- COMBEFISHACRE HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ipplepen
- National Grid Reference:
- SX8431965096
Details
SX 86 NW
2/112
23.8.55
IPPLEPEN
Combefishacre House
II
Large house. Circa 1830. Stucco walls. 4 stucco brick stacks, one gable end one
at rear, 2 axial ones and one lateral stack at rear. Hipped slate roof with wide
overhanging eaves supported on brackets.
Double depth but internally complex plan, unaltered : The house is entered at centre
of front through a small hall with a small heated room opening out of it to the
left. Through the entrance hall a large stair hall is is reached which forms the
central core to the house. To its right are the 2 large principal rooms which
overlook the garden. At the rear of the stairhall is the service range which
projects in a slight wing to the left.
2 storeys with cellar. Symmetrical 3-window entrance front with central door.
Original 12 pane hornless sashes, on ground floor are tall 15-pane sashes. Wide
Adam style doorway with original double panelled doors of which the bottom panel is
fluted; narrow light to either side of flanking pilasters; fanlight above has
ornate radial glazing bars. 4 Doric style giant pilasters, either side of the
windows, also at either end of side walls. Symmetrical 3-sash window garden front
to right.
Interior is very unaltered. On ground floor all original 6 moulded panel doors
survive, some with projecting architraves. All the principal rooms have panelled
shutters and a simple moulded cornice and ceiling band. The entrance hall has a
plaster ceiling of a circular design, the border of which is a decorative running
leaf pattern. At the top of each wall is a blind arch which springs from moulded
plaster imposts. The small heated room and rear principal room have probably
original chimney-pieces in Ashburton marble with reeded pilasters and lintels and
roundels in the corners. Later more ornate marble chimney-piece to front principal
room. Cantilevered staircase has turned newels, curtail step and stick balusters
and rises to a balustraded landing on first floor. It has a stair lantern above.
Listing NGR: SX8431965096
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 84819
- 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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