Entrance to Tunnels,pool and Beaches,including Flanking Walls and Gate Pier
ENTRANCE TO TUNNELS,POOL AND BEACHES,INCLUDING FLANKING WALLS AND GATE PIER, RUNNACLEAVE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208945
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance to Tunnels,pool and Beaches,including Flanking Walls and Gate Pier
- Statutory Address:
- ENTRANCE TO TUNNELS,POOL AND BEACHES,INCLUDING FLANKING WALLS AND GATE PIER, RUNNACLEAVE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208945
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance to Tunnels,pool and Beaches,including Flanking Walls and Gate Pier
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENTRANCE TO TUNNELS,POOL AND BEACHES,INCLUDING FLANKING WALLS AND GATE PIER, RUNNACLEAVE ROAD
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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:
- ENTRANCE TO TUNNELS,POOL AND BEACHES,INCLUDING FLANKING WALLS AND GATE PIER, RUNNACLEAVE 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 51521 47711
Details
ILFRACOMBE
SS5147 RUNNACLEAVE ROAD 853-1/6/118 Entrance to tunnels, pool and 12/03/90 beaches, including flanking walls and gate piers
GV II
Entrance to tunnel cut through rocks to give access to beach. About 1836. Painted stone rubble with details in dressed stone. Consists of a pointed arch with keystone, set in retaining wall against the cliff face. The approach to it is flanked by stone walls with stepped and ramped copings, these terminating in square stone gate piers with flattened, pyramidical caps. Access is now by an iron gate with remains of turnstiles (by Ellisons of Salford); this retains some late C19 decorative ironwork, but has been considerably remodelled in C20. The tunnels themselves, and the entrances on the beach side, have no architectural features, consisting of bare rock with occasional reinforcements in brick. The tunnels were cut by Welsh miners in 1823. The entrance-architecture is probably contemporary with the adjacent Baths House (qv) of 1836. Both are shown in an engraving of 1838. Of interest for its association with the development of the late Georgian resort. (Ilfracombe, A Pictorial Record: Horridge GK: 1986-: PLATE 50).
Listing NGR: SS5152147711
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390258
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Horridge, GK, Ilfracombe A Pictorial Record, (1986)
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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