Orchard House and Attached Front Boundary Wall
ORCHARD HOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, 12, WATERSMEET ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201157
- Date first listed:
- 03-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Orchard House and Attached Front Boundary Wall
- Statutory Address:
- ORCHARD HOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, 12, WATERSMEET ROAD
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- Date:
- 2002-08-12
- Reference:
- IOE01/08593/12
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201157
- Date first listed:
- 03-Sept-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Jun-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Orchard House and Attached Front Boundary Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- ORCHARD HOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, 12, WATERSMEET 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:
- ORCHARD HOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, 12, WATERSMEET ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lynton and Lynmouth
- National Park:
- Exmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 72477 49321
Details
LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH
SS7149 WATERSMEET ROAD, Lynmouth 858-1/4/91 (West side) 03/09/73 No.12 Orchard House and attached front boundary wall (Formerly Listed as: LYNTON WATERSMEET ROAD No.12 Orchard House)
GV II
Hotel. Early to mid C19. Rendered, slate roof. L-plan block set with the gable of the long wing to the street; a further gabled range is set parallel to this and slightly back to the left; entrance is in the internal angle. The building is set against the excavated rock at the back. 2 storeys, attic and part basement, all windows are wood casements, with mullions and transoms, mainly with horizontal bars, but 4 with small-pane glazing. To the street, left, is a small 2-light above 3-light, and small-pane 2-light to the ground floor. Here also the lower wall contains 2 arched openings with doors to the basement level. This wing has a roof with unequal pitches, and has probably been raised by one floor. The main gable, with decorative barge-board, has 2-light casements at each level, that to the ground floor coming down to floor level. The return face has two 2-lights with small panes above a vanted one-storey bay with hipped roof. In the corner is an octagonal porch with a C20 door on the splayed face. The returned narrow wing has a hipped end over a canted corner, to the front and on the diagonal face there is a 2-light above the same, taken to floor level at the ground floor. A valley stack, and a further eaves stack to the rear of the back wing. INTERIOR not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: across the whole width of the site, projecting to the right of the gabled ends, is a painted rubble wall approx 1.5m high, with a small iron gate at the right-hand end; 9 steps lead to the slightly raised level at which the house is set. One of a series of C19 hotels in this street. Included for group value.
Listing NGR: SS7247749321
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 376547
- 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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