Nos 43-47 Including Front Walls, Railings and Gate to Right Hand End of No 47

NOS 43-47 INCLUDING FRONT WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATE TO RIGHT HAND END OF NO 47, 43-47, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1292913
Date first listed:
19-Mar-1973
List Entry Name:
Nos 43-47 Including Front Walls, Railings and Gate to Right Hand End of No 47
Statutory Address:
NOS 43-47 INCLUDING FRONT WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATE TO RIGHT HAND END OF NO 47, 43-47, HIGH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1292913
Date first listed:
19-Mar-1973
List Entry Name:
Nos 43-47 Including Front Walls, Railings and Gate to Right Hand End of No 47
Statutory Address 1:
NOS 43-47 INCLUDING FRONT WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATE TO RIGHT HAND END OF NO 47, 43-47, HIGH STREET

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
NOS 43-47 INCLUDING FRONT WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATE TO RIGHT HAND END OF NO 47, 43-47, HIGH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Devon
District:
Torridge (District Authority)
Parish:
Bideford
National Grid Reference:
SS 45103 26566

Details

BIDEFORD

SS4526 HIGH STREET 842-1/5/114 (South side) 19/03/73 Nos.43-47 (Consecutive) including front walls, railings and gate to right-hand end of No.47

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Terrace of 5 cottages. About 1827. Solid rendered walls. Slate roofs. Rendered chimneys on party and end-walls; those at either end of No 46 rebuilt in red brick. 2 storeys. Terrace arranged in 2 groups; Nos 43-45, at a lower level following slope in ground, of 2-window range with doorway replacing right-hand ground-storey window. Nos 46-47 of 3-window range with doorway replacing middle ground-storey window; No 47 has a 1-window projection to right, set well back. 4-panelled doors throughout, No 46 with knocker; flush panels at Nos 44-46, moulded panels at No 43 and 47. Beaded wood door-surrounds and cornice-hoods on shaped brackets, except at No 44. Barred sashes in recessed box-frames: 8 panes per sash at No 44-46, margin panes at No 43 and 47. Blind second-storey window to right of Nos 43-45 and in middle of No 47; No 46 now has a blank space in the middle of second storey. INTERIOR not inspected. Front gardens have retaining walls, rendered at No 43-45, exposed stone rubble at Nos 46-47. Iron railings on top: at Nos 43-45 alternate uprights are continued to form loops, at No 46-47 both uprights and standards have patterned finials. Row of matching finials over side-gate at No 47. The garden on which Nos 46-47 now stand was sold to John Illman of Bideford, mason, in 1827. The next deed, of 1860, says Illman (d.1853) had built 2 houses on the site. (Deeds of No 47 High Street).

Listing NGR: SS4510326566

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375828
Legacy System:
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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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