24 and 24a Fore Street

Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1JH

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A former inn built in the early C19, with possible C17 origins. C19, C20, and C21 alterations. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1168728
Date first listed:: 11-Jun-1986
List Entry Name:: 24 and 24a Fore Street
Statutory Address:: Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1JH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1168728
Date first listed:: 11-Jun-1986
Date of most recent amendment:: 13-Nov-2023
List Entry Name:: 24 and 24a Fore Street
Statutory Address 1:: Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1JH

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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Location

Statutory Address:: Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1JH

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

County:: Devon
District:: Mid Devon (District Authority)
Parish:: Cullompton
National Grid Reference:: ST0204807241

Summary

A former inn built in the early C19, with possible C17 origins. C19, C20, and C21 alterations.

Reasons for Designation

24 and 24a Fore Street is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Architectural interest:

* for its classically-proportioned and distinctive frontage.

Historic interest:

* as an early-C19 former inn with possible C17 origins it illustrates the historical development of Fore Street.

History

24 Fore Street may have origins as an early C17 building and appears to be included on a plan of Cullompton dated 1633. The building is subsequently shown on the 1831 insurance map of Cullompton by RP Davy and the Tithe Map of Cullompton (1839) when it was known as the Three Mariners Inn. In the late C19, the principal elevation was remodelled, and the building renamed the Half Moon Inn.

Details

A former inn built in the early C19, with possible C17 origins. C19, C20, and C21 alterations.

MATERIALS: built of cob, Culm sandstone and brick, with stucco to the principal elevation. The roof is covered in slate tiles with clay ridge tiles.

EXTERIOR: of two storeys, with attic accommodation. The three-bay symmetrical façade has rusticated quoins, a moulded string course, and a moulded cornice supported on four decorative corbels. To the central bay of the ground floor is a C20 door with a doorcase of fluted pilasters supporting a triangular pediment that rises above the string course. The outer bays have C20 plate-glass display windows with incised voussoirs to the lintels above. To the first floor, the central three-over-three horned sash window is flanked by six-light windows with heavily moulded mullions and transoms, and a round head to the central upper light. These three windows have moulded eared architrave, and the outer windowsills are supported on corbels. To the attic are three raking dormer windows with two-over-two sash windows with reeded jambs. There are rendered gable end chimney stacks.

The side elevation is built of brick laid in Flemish bond with rubbed brick dressings. The original doorway is blocked and a new door to the left has been inserted in the position of a former window.

The south elevation of the rear range is of six bays. The ground floor is built of rubble stone with some brick infill, and features segmental arch heads to the altered window and door openings. The first floor is built of brick laid in stretcher bond with six, two-over-two, horned sash windows beneath cambered brick heads.

INTERIOR: to the ground floor is a panelled ceiling of intersecting beams with triple roll moulding forming four square panels.

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:: 95294
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Other
‘A Ground Plan of the Town and Environs of Cullompton from a Survey made July MDCCCXXXI’, measured and mapped by RP Davy, Cullompton, 1831
‘A Plan and description of all the landes belonging to the Barton and Manor of Padbrooke and Paunsford in the parishes of Cullumpton and Bradninch in the Countye of Devon the lands of Padbrooke being divided into 4 Tenements…all which are parcell of the possessions of the Right Worshipful Sir William Courten of London, knight', surveyed by William Jennings of Evershott, 1633.
Devon and Dartmoor Historic Environment Record, '24 Fore Street, Cullompton', (MDV73801)
Tithe Map of Cullompton (1839)

Legal

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