Lower Bridge Road Owl's Castle
LOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONG BRIDGE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1171234
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Bridge Road Owl's Castle
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONG BRIDGE ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/11259/12
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1171234
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Bridge Road Owl's Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONG BRIDGE ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- OWL'S CASTLE, LONG BRIDGE ROAD
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:
- LOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONG BRIDGE ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- OWL'S CASTLE, LONG BRIDGE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stockland
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 25264 05234
Details
ST 20 NE STOCKLAND LONG BRIDGE ROAD 2/549 8.5.67 Lower Long Bridge (or Owl's Castle)
II
House. Circa early C16 hall house with floor inserted circa late C16. Plastered stone rubble or cob. Thatched roof with half-hipped ends and eyebrow eaves. Two storeys. Five window range. Upper (west) end originally an outbuilding. Modern metal frame casements with later panes. Near east end a modern door to cross passage with modern thatched rustic porch. Rendered ridge and end chimney stacks. Small two-light chamfered wood mullion window at rear. Short modern rear wing with half hipped thatched roof. Interior: jointed cruck trusses. At higher end a plank and muntin screen with four-centred arch chamfered doorway. Similar doorway other side of cross passage and another, originally an external rear door at end of cross passage. Stopped chamfer ceiling beams and chamfered fireplace bressumer with stone jambs. Adam style chimney piece in first floor room. National Monuments Record report.
Listing NGR: ST2526405234
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 88223
- 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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