Castle House
CASTLE HOUSE, HILLSBOROUGH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208757
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jun-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Castle House
- Statutory Address:
- CASTLE HOUSE, HILLSBOROUGH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208757
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jun-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Castle House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CASTLE HOUSE, HILLSBOROUGH 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:
- CASTLE HOUSE, HILLSBOROUGH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ilfracombe
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 52287 47630
Details
ILFRACOMBE
SS5247 HILLSBOROUGH ROAD 853-1/7/86 Castle House 15/06/51
II
Detached house on hill with main facade overlooking harbour. Early C19. Stucco with slate-hanging to southern road facade, north facade of western extension and its west elevation. Slated roofs, hipped at east end. Main facade 2 storeys, road facade 1 storey owing to rise in ground. Main facade of 3 canted bays, the centre bay larger, flanked by single bays; mostly pointed openings, some windows with traceried panes. Extension with casements to ground floor and 2-pane sashes to 1st floor. Eastern facade has a 3-light bay of 2-pane sashes and 3-light canted bay of 18-pane sashes at 1st floor level. Single-storey road facade of irregular fenestration with 3 sashes, 2 casements and one pointed Gothick window with leaded panes. INTERIOR not inspected. This house is a particularly prominent feature of the hillside viewed from the harbour and may be on the site of a fort known as Ilfracombe Castle and used in the Civil War.
Listing NGR: SS5228747630
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390226
- 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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