NOS 3 AND 5 HIGH CROSS HOUSE (3) INCLUDING COURTYARD WALLS AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SOUTH AND FRONT RAILINGS

NOS 3 AND 5 HIGH CROSS HOUSE (3) INCLUDING COURTYARD WALLS AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SOUTH AND FRONT RAILINGS, HIGHER TOWN

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1168283
Date first listed:: 17-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:: NOS 3 AND 5 HIGH CROSS HOUSE (3) INCLUDING COURTYARD WALLS AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SOUTH AND FRONT RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: NOS 3 AND 5 HIGH CROSS HOUSE (3) INCLUDING COURTYARD WALLS AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SOUTH AND FRONT RAILINGS, HIGHER TOWN

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1168283
Date first listed:: 17-Mar-1988
Date of most recent amendment:: 07-Aug-1995
List Entry Name:: NOS 3 AND 5 HIGH CROSS HOUSE (3) INCLUDING COURTYARD WALLS AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SOUTH AND FRONT RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: NOS 3 AND 5 HIGH CROSS HOUSE (3) INCLUDING COURTYARD WALLS AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SOUTH AND FRONT RAILINGS, HIGHER TOWN

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Statutory Address:: NOS 3 AND 5 HIGH CROSS HOUSE (3) INCLUDING COURTYARD WALLS AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SOUTH AND FRONT RAILINGS, HIGHER TOWN

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

County:: Devon
District:: Mid Devon (District Authority)
Parish:: Sampford Peverell
National Grid Reference:: ST 02938 14287

Details

In the entry for:- SAMPFORD PEVERELL ST 01 SW HIGHER TOWN (north side) 8/146 Sampford Peverell Nos. 1-3 Higher House including courtyard walls to south and front railings GV II

The address and description shall be amended to read:-

ST 01SW SAMPFORD PEVERELL

HIGHER TOWN (east side) 8/146 Sampford Peverell Nos. 3 & 5 Higher Town including 17/3/'88 courtyard walls and outbuildings to south and front railings GV II Two adjoining houses. c1850-60 remodelling of earlier building. Plastered stone rubble; stone rubble stacks topped with C19 and C20 brick; slate-roof. Plan: The main building has an L-shaped plan. The main block faces onto the street to the west. Two 2-room plan houses each containing one heated and one unheated room with entrance hall and staircase between. No 3 at the left (north) has a projecting gable-end stack, and No 5 at the right end has a rear lateral stack. A 2-room plan rear block projects at right angles behind No 5 and sharing the rear lateral stack. The rear courtyard in the angle of the wings is enclosed by low outbuildings, and at the right (south) end of the main block a walled courtyard including an outbuilding on the south side intrudes into the churchyard. The main building is 2 storeys. Exterior: the main block has deliberately asymmetrical 4-window front of C19 timber mullion-and-transom windows with glazing bars, and all the windows have stucco voussoirs over. Both doorways contain C19 6-panel doors, overlights and panelled reveals but have different doorcases. Each end comer of the main front has quoin strips. The roof is gable-ended. The outer (south) side of the rear block (No 5) has an irregular 4-window front of painted stone-mullioned windows.

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SAMPFORD PEVERELL ST01SW HIGHER TOWN (east side) 8/146 Sampford Peverell 17/3/'88 Nos. 3 & 5 Higher Town including courtyard walls and outbuildings to south and front railings GV II

The address and description shall be amended to read:- SAMPFORD PEVERELL STOlSW HIGHER TOWN (east side) 111-/8/146 17/03/88 Nos. 3 and 5 High Cross House (3) including courtyard walls and outbuildings to south and front railings GV II

Two adjoining houses. Probably C17 or earlier, the front range rebuilt and much of the remainder of the property remodelled after fire damage in 1860s. Plastered stone rubble and cob; slate roof stone rubble stacks finished in C19 and C20 brick. PLAN: L-shaped plan to main block, with the principal front range containing maintentances to Nos 3 and 5 facing the street; large stack at junction with rear wing (part of No 3). Rear courtyard in angle of the wings is enclosed by a former brewhouse and outbuildings of early C19 date, and to the right (south) of front block is a walled rectangular yard with an outbuilding on the south-west side which intrudes into the churchyard. Interior of No 5: C18 and C19 panelled doors and dog-leg stair with chinoiserie balustrade. No 3 not inspected. Subsidiary Features: wall to right of No 3, with keyed false stone arch over central doorway Interior of brewhouse has large segmental-arched fireplace, with iron door to bread oven and boiler on left with copper; stone flag floor; boxed beam and early/mid C19 3-bay roof.

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SAMPFORD PEVERELL HIGHER TOWN (north side) ST 01 SW Sampford Peverell 8/146 Nos. 1-3 Higher House including - courtyard walls to south and front railings GV II 3 adjoining houses. Circa 1850-60. Plastered stone rubble; stone rubble stacks topped with C19 and C20 brick; slate roof. Plan: the main building has an L-shaped plan. The main block faces onto the street to the east. Two 2-room plan houses each containing one heated and one unheated room with entrance hall and staircase between. No.1 at the left (north) has a projecting gable-end stack, and No.2 at the right end has a rear lateral stack. No.3 occupies a 2-room plan rear block projecting at right angles behind No.2 and sharing the rear lateral stack. The rear courtyard in the angle of the wings is enclosed by low outbuildings, and at the right (south) end of the main block a walled courtyard including an outbuilding on the south side intrudes into the churchyard. The main building is 2 storeys. Exterior: the main block has deliberately asymmetrical 4-window front of C19 timber mullion-and-transom windows with glazing bars, and all the windows have stucco voussoirs over. Both doorways contain C19 6-panel doors, overlights and panelled reveals but have different doorcases. Each end corner of the main front has quoin strips. The roof is gable-ended. The outer (south) side of the rear block (No.3) has an irregular 4-window front of painted stone-mullioned windows. Interior not inspected. The courtyard to right (south) of the main block is enclosed by a tall stone rubble wall with a gabled outbuilding on the south side. The front wall contains a doorway anti the front end of the outbuilding has a first floor window, both with red sandstone ashlar voussoirs and projecting keystones. A narrow strip of ground along the front of the main block is enclosed by C19 cast iron spear-headed railings with vase-headed standards.

Listing NGR: ST0293814287

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.