Margaret Clitherow House
MARGARET CLITHEROW HOUSE, PRIORY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206831
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Margaret Clitherow House
- Statutory Address:
- MARGARET CLITHEROW HOUSE, PRIORY ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/12132/02
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206831
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 03-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Margaret Clitherow House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MARGARET CLITHEROW HOUSE, PRIORY 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:
- MARGARET CLITHEROW HOUSE, PRIORY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Torbay (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 91946 65862
Details
TORQUAY
SX9165 PRIORY ROAD, St Marychurch 885-1/11/444 (South East side) 10/01/75 Margaret Clitherow House (Formerly Listed as: PRIORY ROAD Priory of Our Lady Help of Christians and St Denis)
GV II
Orphanage, later used as priory. 1865 to the designs of Joseph Hansom. Local grey rock-faced limestone, laid to course with ashlar quoins and freestone dressings; gabled slate roofs; stacks with ashlar stone shafts and brattished cornices. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and basement. Long 9-window entrance front with 6 coped gables; moulded string at first-floor level. Moulded arched doorway to left with hoodmould and recessed 2-leaf plank front door with elaborte strap hinges. Stone mullioned windows with chamfered mullions, transomed on the ground floor some with trefoil-headed or lancet lights above the transom. First-floor windows square-headed. Some second- floor windows with trefoil-headed lights. 6th bay from the left has a 2-storey canted bay with hipped stone roof. Square bay with stone roof across left-hand ground-floor corner, facing towards the church. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.
Listing NGR: SX9194665862
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390764
- 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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