Grove Hill House
GROVE HILL HOUSE, GROVE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1224610
- Date first listed:
- 03-Nov-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Grove Hill House
- Statutory Address:
- GROVE HILL HOUSE, GROVE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1224610
- Date first listed:
- 03-Nov-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Grove Hill House
- Statutory Address 1:
- GROVE HILL HOUSE, GROVE HILL
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:
- GROVE HILL HOUSE, GROVE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Exeter (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 96850 88499
Details
GROVE HILL SX 98 NE TOPSHAM 871/27/10007 Grove Hill House GV II
Villa. Probably late 1850s. Grey limestone rubble with dressed stone quoins, the north-west (left) end rendered, the service block partly brick; slate roof preserving some crested ridge tiles; stone stacks with ashlar shafts. Tudor style. Plan: Overall U plan. The house is roofed on an approximately north-west/south-east axis with the entrance on the south west side. The main range is a double depth block to the south with a service courtyard between two wings to the north. Exterior: 2 storeys. Assymetrical 4-window front, the main entrance to right of centre. The house is gabled to the front at the right end, with a short projecting gabled block to the left of the porch. Both the gables have deep verges with pierced curly bargeboards. projecting gabled porch with similar bargeboards with pendant and finial; chamfered 2-centred outer doorway with a hoodmould; probably original plank front door with elaborate strap hinges. Original windows with chamfered architraves and slender hoodmoulds, glazed with 2-light high-transomed casements. The right hand gable contains a stone shield. 3 stone ridge stacks with multiple ashlar shafts with moulded cornices. Interior: Interior and rear elevation not inspected. The house is not mentioned in White's 1850 Devon, but in the 1879 edition is described as owned by Robert Manning Davy, J.P., one of the "principal proprietors" of Topsham, also of Oxenway Lodge, Membury, near Axminster.
Listing NGR: SX9685088499
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 420694
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Whites Directory in History Gazetteer and Directory of Devonshire, (1879)
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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