Willesleigh House and Upper Willesleigh
WILLESLEIGH HOUSE AND UPPER WILLESLEIGH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164858
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1965
- List Entry Name:
- Willesleigh House and Upper Willesleigh
- Statutory Address:
- WILLESLEIGH HOUSE AND UPPER WILLESLEIGH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164858
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1965
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Willesleigh House and Upper Willesleigh
- Statutory Address 1:
- WILLESLEIGH HOUSE AND UPPER WILLESLEIGH
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:
- WILLESLEIGH HOUSE AND UPPER WILLESLEIGH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Goodleigh
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 59968 33431
Details
In the entry for: LANDKEY Willesleigh House and Upper SS53 SE Willesleigh 7/112
The above parish name shall be amended to read:
SS53 SE GOODLEIGH Willesleigh House and Upper 7/112 Willesleigh
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LANDKEY SS 53 SE 7/112 Willesleigh House and Upper 25.2.65 Willesleigh
II
House, now divided into 2 occupations. Late C18. Extended probably in mid C19. Colour painted stone. Hipped slate roof with shaped brackets to eaves soffit. Main range rectangular on plan with central projecting stair turret to rear serving staircase to rear of central extrance hall with single rooms to each side. Hipped slate roof to right angled projection to rear right hand side adjoining stair turret, but extending beyond it. In the mid C19 a gable ended L-shaped extension was added to rear backing onto the main range and completing the rectangular layout of the rear portion of 2-storeys. Main range 3-storeys. Symmetrical facade of 3 bays, the central bay breaking forward slightly. Quoin pilasters. Tripartite sashes to the upper storeys with 4-paned sidelights. Venetian style windows to ground floor with intersecting glazing bars to the central sashes and 4-paned sliding sidelight sashes. Central Doric porch with detached columns supporting pediment and pilasters flanking 1/2-glazed door of 9-panes with 3-panes to each side light. Tripartite sashes on each floor at left gable end above flat roofed extension. All principal windows have moulded stone architraves. Curved bay window to right side with dentilled cornice, and much of the original glass surviving to the 3 sashes. Interior: geometrical staircase with moulded wreathed handrails ramped up to slender turned newels with stick balusters, lit by oval stairwell light with paterae around the base of the dome. Plaster cornices to the room to left of entrance hall and to former dining room in the rear right-hand extension which also has dado rail and doorways with fluted architraves. Much of the internal joinery is intact including doors, some of which are 2-panelled, and shuttering to the windows. Wine cellar fittings also intact. Original roof trusses survive, formerly with threaded purlins.
Listing NGR: SS5996833431
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98595
- 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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