Cape's Stores Old Rose and Crown
CAPE'S STORES, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1296181
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Cape's Stores Old Rose and Crown
- Statutory Address:
- CAPE'S STORES, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1296181
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 02-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Cape's Stores Old Rose and Crown
- Statutory Address 1:
- CAPE'S STORES, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- OLD ROSE AND CROWN, 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:
- CAPE'S STORES, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- OLD ROSE AND CROWN, HIGH STREET
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 88611 46710
Details
PORLOCK CP HIGH STREET (North side) SS8846
24/57 Old Rose and Crown and Cape's Stores adjoining to west (formerly listed as 2 separate items; The Old Rose and Crown and General Shop (M Cape)) 22.5.69
GV II Inn and dwelling, now dwelling and shop. C17, subsequently altered. Rendered over random rubble and cob, thatched roof with asbestos slate roofed addition right, rendered stone stack left gable end, lateral stack with brick cap betweeen second and third bays left, brick stack between fourth and fifth bays and stone stack rising from eaves between sixth and seventh bays. Plan: not clear without internal inspection, shop addition right to apparent 3 cell and cross passage dwelling with 2 cells and storeroom beyond cross passage to left. Two storeys, 2:5:1 bays, end bay left unlit on first floor of facade, C19 and C20 2 and 3-light casements, except C20 shop window end bay right, 16-pane sash window to left, gabled rustic porch beyond in sixth bay with stable-type door, and flat roofed porch with half glazed door in third bay; left return small 6-pane sash window first floor; right return 2-light window and C20 entrance to shop. Interior not sighted said to contain ovolo moulded beams in room to right of sixth bay entrance with winder stair in turret projection at rear and fine small wall cupboard, missing its 4-centred arch head door but with initials I H and A H and the date 1624. (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, February 1982).
Listing NGR: SS8861246707
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 265471
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in February, (1973)
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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