Bells Court
Bells Court, 1, 2 and 3, Newport Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210003
- Date first listed:
- 23-Oct-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Bells Court
- Statutory Address:
- Bells Court, 1, 2 and 3, Newport Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210003
- Date first listed:
- 23-Oct-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Feb-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Bells Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- Bells Court, 1, 2 and 3, Newport Street
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:
- Bells Court, 1, 2 and 3, Newport Street
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 87657 51470
Details
SX874510
673-1/8/202
DARTMOUTH
NEWPORT STREET (North west side)
Bells Court Nos 1, 2 and 3
(Formerly Listed as: NEWPORT STREET Nos.8, 10 AND 12 and Bell Court (Nos 1 and 2)
23/10/72
GV
II
Former public house, now divided into flats. Probably C18 with late C19 and C20 modernisation. Stucco on stone rubble; end stacks have plastered brick chimneyshafts with some old pots; slate roof.
PLAN: one-room deep and two rooms wide with central entrance hall and carriageway through right end.
EXTERIOR: three storeys. Stucco front is lightly blocked out as ashlar. Assymmetrical 2:1:1-window front with an irregular disposition of twelve, sixteen and four-pane sashes. Recessed doorway left of centre contains a part-glazed four-panel door. At right end, carriageway has a segmental-arched head. Plain eaves and roof between adjoining properties. Carriageway through to rear courtyard.
Rear of main house has mostly C20 windows, but ancillary buildings retain industrial/service character with unglazed window, overhanging link block, sections of old weather-boarding and a loading hatch.
INTERIOR: Only a small part was available for inspection ;it had panelled doors, but was apparently largely the result of C20 modernisation. Stair removed but older joinery and other features are suspected.
Listing NGR: SX8765751470
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387315
- 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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