Balmoral House
BALMORAL HOUSE, 26 AND 28, ABOVE TOWN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207960
- Date first listed:
- 23-Oct-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Balmoral House
- Statutory Address:
- BALMORAL HOUSE, 26 AND 28, ABOVE TOWN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207960
- Date first listed:
- 23-Oct-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Balmoral House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BALMORAL HOUSE, 26 AND 28, ABOVE TOWN
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:
- BALMORAL HOUSE, 26 AND 28, ABOVE TOWN
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 87686 51194
Details
DARTMOUTH
SX874510 ABOVE TOWN 673-1/8/16 (East side) 23/10/72 Nos.26 AND 28 Balmoral House
GV II
House, now divided into 3 flats. Early C19, with some C20 alterations. North side wall is painted stone rubble up to second-floor level, rest is plastered timber-framing; 2 rear lateral stone rubble stacks with painted brick chimneyshafts; hipped slate roof. PLAN: One room wide and 2 rooms deep. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; narrow one-window front. Ground floor has French windows with margin glazing. First floor has a curving bay window with front curving 16-pane sash with flanking 8-pane sashes and timber modillion cornice. Second floor has 12-pane sash. Deep eaves with plastered soffit returning round the south entrance front. 4-bay southern entrance front with some 12-pane sashes and some blind windows; also ground-floor right (to the front) a horned 4-pane sash. Original front doorway has late C20 glazed door and there is another to rear. INTERIOR: Not inspected but likely to be of interest.
Listing NGR: SX8768651194
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387146
- 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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