Fairholme, Including Water Conduit
FAIRHOLME, INCLUDING WATER CONDUIT, 6, SOUTHTOWN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197578
- Date first listed:
- 23-Oct-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Fairholme, Including Water Conduit
- Statutory Address:
- FAIRHOLME, INCLUDING WATER CONDUIT, 6, SOUTHTOWN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197578
- Date first listed:
- 23-Oct-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Feb-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Fairholme, Including Water Conduit
- Statutory Address 1:
- FAIRHOLME, INCLUDING WATER CONDUIT, 6, SOUTHTOWN
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:
- FAIRHOLME, INCLUDING WATER CONDUIT, 6, SOUTHTOWN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dartmouth
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 87826 50952
Details
DARTMOUTH
SX8750 SOUTHTOWN 673-1/6/234 (West side) 23/10/72 No.6 Fairholme, including water conduit (Formerly Listed as: SOUTHTOWN Nos.4-7 (Consecutive)) (Formerly Listed as: SOUTHTOWN Conduit in wall of No.6)
GV II
House. Probably mid C19. Mixed construction; stone rubble, front has stucco at ground level, and slate-hung timber-framing above; end stacks have brick chimneyshafts with old pots; slate roof. PLAN: Double-depth, 2 rooms wide. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; 2-window range. Ground-floor level has front door at right end; 4-panel door with plain overlight and side light with glazing bars. To left of it, more or less in the centre, paired 4-pane sashes with horizontal glazing bars. Left end taken up by water conduit (see below). Moulded timber cornice at first-floor level and front above is slate-hung including 2 bands of scallop-shaped slates. 2 flat-roofed canted bays rise through first and second floors and contain front horned 4-pane sashes to first floor and replacement sashes without glazing bars to second floor, moulded timber cornices above the windows. Deep eaves with plastered soffit and moulded timber cornice. Gable-ended roof. INTERIOR: Not inspected, but C19 joinery and other detail is suspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Water conduit in round-headed alcove to ground-floor left with water pipe protruding from back. Projecting flat surround. Stone plaque in wall above has concave top corners, an incised reeded frame and is inscribed with the initials "FS" (presumably Feoffees of South Town) the dates 1511, p1792 (sic.) and, at the bottom in small numbers, 1899. The 2 later dates possibly relate to rebuilding phases of this house.
Listing NGR: SX8782650952
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387347
- 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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