12, HIGH STREET
12, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1264663
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1969
- List Entry Name:
- 12, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 12, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1264663
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1969
- List Entry Name:
- 12, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 12, HIGH 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:
- 12, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Totnes
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 80225 60427
Details
1. 5180 HIGH STREET (South Side) No 12 SX 8060 SW 1/50 25.3.69.
II GV
2. Early C19 refronting of earlier C17 merchant's house of "deux corps de batiments" type; the separate kitchen block and gallery have been demolished, but traces remain of the latter in the west party wall. In 1552 the tenement of the church. Circa 1805-77, the residence of the Mitchell family. Doctor Richard Mitchell was a public orator at Oxford and Head of Magdalen Hall. The South Devon Library was also housed here. In 1810 part of the premises was the Seven Stars Inn. 3 storeys. 4 windows; centre-windows paired. Welsh slate roof. Plastered, timber-framed front. Masonry party walls. Moulded wooden eaves band. Architraved sash windows with glazing bars. Wooden double shopfront with pilasters carrying entablature with dentil cornice; shop window and doorway altered. Recessed side entrance with semi-elliptical arched doorway with radial fanlight and raised and fielded panelling to reveals and door. Rear facade with hipped slate roof, Devonian limestone rubble front and early C19 2 light sash windows with timber lintols. Interior with good earlier C17 panelled wall to rear ground floor room with frieze decorated with strapwork and anthemion motifs. Later C18 staircase with open well, closed strings, turned balusters and square newels. 1st floor room with panelled dado. (M Laithwaite).
Listing NGR: SX8022560427
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 427229
- 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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