South Devon Place
SOUTH DEVON PLACE, 37-79, EMBANKMENT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244650
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1971
- List Entry Name:
- South Devon Place
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTH DEVON PLACE, 37-79, EMBANKMENT ROAD
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244650
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1971
- List Entry Name:
- South Devon Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOUTH DEVON PLACE, 37-79, EMBANKMENT ROAD
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:
- SOUTH DEVON PLACE, 37-79, EMBANKMENT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Plymouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX4917854456
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4954
740-1/58/364
09/08/71
EMBANKMENT ROAD, Plymouth
(North side)
South Devon Place Nos.37-79 (odd)
II
Planned terrace of 22 houses. Early-mid C19. Stucco with
stucco detail; some slate roofs but most replaced with
asbestos slate; parapets with moulded cornices; dormer
windows, the 2-storey houses with mansard roofs and mansard
dormers, some with segmental pediments; brick or rendered
axial and end stacks. Double-depth plan.
EXTERIOR: central 8 houses 3 storeys plus attics and with
triangular pediment over the central 5-window-range pair, the
flanking houses are 2 storeys plus attics. Except for central
pair, each house is a 2-window range. Ground-floor windows and
doors to recessed panels with round arches and impost string;
1st-floor sill string and most window openings with moulded
architraves, the central pair with moulded brackets above
1st-floor windows and moulded architraves also to 2nd floor.
Various late C19 and C20 horned sashes and some late C20
windows and plain fanlights over C20 doors replacing panelled
doors to most houses.
INTERIOR: not inspected but likely to retain original features
of interest.
Listing NGR: SX4917854456
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473377
- 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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