Fairfax House
FAIRFAX HOUSE, 5 AND 6, FAIRFAX PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208829
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Fairfax House
- Statutory Address:
- FAIRFAX HOUSE, 5 AND 6, FAIRFAX PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208829
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-1994
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 13-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Fairfax House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FAIRFAX HOUSE, 5 AND 6, FAIRFAX PLACE
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:
- FAIRFAX HOUSE, 5 AND 6, FAIRFAX PLACE
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 87801 51277
Details
DARTMOUTH
SX874510 FAIRFAX PLACE 673-1/8/115 (West side) Nos.5 AND 6
GV II
Shops with flats behind and above. Mid C19. Stucco on brick or stone; stacks disused; slate roof. PLAN: Large L-plan building on corner site with east-facing frontage onto Fairfax Place and north-facing frontage onto Smith Street. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys with attics; 2:1-window front to Fairfax Place, one-window to canted corner, and 4-window front on return to Smith Street, in a consistent modest Italianate style. Ground floor has attractive and fine Edwardian timber shop front onto Fairfax Place. It has a doorway at the left end and 2-bay shop front, another doorway in the canted corner and returns one bay onto Smith Street. Bottom-panelled glazed doors with glazing bars. Bays defined by panelled pilasters enriched with sunburst and shell motifs and with Corinthian capitals, faceted blocks above to fascia. Slightly-bowed shop windows to transom level with similar glazing pattern to shop doors. Overlights to windows and doors. To rear of shop, on Smith Street, 3 round-headed openings, all with stucco quoins; 2 windows and rear doorway containing a fielded 4-panel door under plain fanlight. Upper windows have segmental-arch heads to first floor and round heads to the second floor, all contain sashes without glazing bars. Deep stucco eaves cornice is richly moulded and interrupted by a series of shaped timber brackets. Hipped roof containing a single gabled dormer to each front. INTERIOR: not inspected but likely to be of interest.
Listing NGR: SX8780151277
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387237
- 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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