Royal Oak Public House
ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, 5, EAST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1282914
- Date first listed:
- 01-Sept-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Oak Public House
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, 5, EAST STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1282914
- Date first listed:
- 01-Sept-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Oak Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, 5, EAST 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:
- ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, 5, EAST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ashburton
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 75610 69901
Details
ASHBURTON
SX7569 EAST STREET 849-1/10/26 (North side) No.5 Royal Oak Public House
GV II*
Public House, probably a house originally. Late medieval with added rear wing of C19 or earlier. Roughcast solid front wall; side walls, and probably front and rear walls of stone rubble. Slated roof. Left gable has stepped stone coping with base of stone chimney on ridge. Right gable has C19 red-brick chimney. 2 rooms wide and 1 room deep (the medieval plan); ground floor rooms now combined. Right-hand room possibly a former open hall. Later rear wing to right. 2 storeys. 2 windows wide. Late C20 metal and wood casements. C19 door to left with flush lower panel and brass letterbox; upper part probably glazed originally. Ground floor right has chamfered and step-stopped beam, probably inserted C16/C17. Upper floor left gable wall has late medieval/early post-medieval corbelled fireplace (now plastered over). To rear, in angle with rear wall, a rounded recess (probably a former garderobe; cf. No.33 North Street, demolished 1970). Front roof has almost complete original trusses and purlins, 4 arch-braced trusses (including 2 gable-trusses); slightly cambered collars, plain arch-braces with open spandrels, butt-purlins, ashlar-posts (1 sole-plate visible). The 2 middle trusses have lost their collars and braces; that to W has lost 1 principal rafter. Tie-beam truss in centre with wattle and daub on E side. Some blackening; not certainly blackening from open hearth. In rear backyard wall a late-medieval/early post-medieval stone corbelled fireplace (probably re-set) placed high up.
Listing NGR: SX7561069901
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 376007
- 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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