The Ship Inn
THE SHIP INN, PORLOCK HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1296154
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- The Ship Inn
- Statutory Address:
- THE SHIP INN, PORLOCK HILL
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- 2000-07-18
- Reference:
- IOE01/02508/08
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1296154
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- The Ship Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE SHIP INN, PORLOCK HILL
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:
- THE SHIP INN, PORLOCK HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Porlock
- National Park:
- Exmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 88425 46743
Details
SS8846
24/59
PORLOCK CP
PORLOCK HILL (South side)
The Ship Inn
22.5.69
II
Inn. C16-C17, altered and enlarged early-mid C19. Roughcast, rendered and exposed random rubble, thatched roof half-hipped to left, shallow pitched slate roof with coped verges right, lateral stack with circular pot between third and fourth bays left, rendered stacks right gable end and at junction with earlier block.
Plan: probably three cell and cross passage enlarged one bay left and subsequently extended four bays right. Two storeys, 3:2:4 bays, end bay addition set at angle, left two C20 windows, 16-pane sash window left of stack, two similar to right and four in extension, ground floor left C19 door to store with wooden trefoil-headed side light reset, 16-pane to left of plank door, rustic wooden porch, C20 nine-pane sash window left of stack with four step mounting block abutting, C16-pane sash window left of C20 door; extension to right two cambered headed archways, carriageway opening left, double doors right, two cambered doorways beyond rectangular lights.
Interior: extensively altered. (Photograph in NMR).
Listing NGR: SS8842546743
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 265473
- 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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