Church House
CHURCH HOUSE, CATHEDRAL CLOSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1225195
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jan-1953
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH HOUSE, CATHEDRAL CLOSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1225195
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jan-1953
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH HOUSE, CATHEDRAL CLOSE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH HOUSE, CATHEDRAL CLOSE
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 92068 92501
Details
CATHEDRAL CLOSE 1. 1092 Church House SX 9292 NW 3/89 29.1.53. SX 9292 SW 6/89 II* GV 2. Built on site of Cathedral Cloisters. The front, facing Deanery Place, is of Heavitree stone and is late C18, 7 windows, 3 storeys and basement. 3 window centre breaks forward. Fluted cornice. Some glazing bars removed. The back, facing the Cathedral was a market or almshouses in C17. It is a 2 storey plastered building with coved cornice, 4 moulded posts carrying the upper storey still being visible. C18 sash windows with flush frames to 1st floor. Below, the open market has been filled in, probably circa 1840, and there are doors and windows of this date. Small grouted slates to roof. Church House is now occupied by various offices in connection with the Cathedral and the north part is a Verger's house. All the listed buildings in Cathedral Close form a group.
Listing NGR: SX9206292504
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 88934
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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