Castle Tearooms

CASTLE TEAROOMS

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1297085
Date first listed:
14-Sept-1949
List Entry Name:
Castle Tearooms
Statutory Address:
CASTLE TEAROOMS
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Date:
2001-10-03
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1297085
Date first listed:
14-Sept-1949
Date of most recent amendment:
23-Feb-1994
List Entry Name:
Castle Tearooms
Statutory Address 1:
CASTLE TEAROOMS

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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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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CASTLE TEAROOMS

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

County:
Devon
District:
South Hams (District Authority)
Parish:
Dartmouth
National Grid Reference:
SX 88674 50283

Details

DARTMOUTH

SX8850 DARTMOUTH CASTLE 673-1/7/6 Castle Tearooms 14/09/49 (Formerly Listed as: CASTLE ESTATE Castle Cottage (at mouth of Dart near Castle))

GV II

Cottage and lookout tower, now tearooms. Dated 1856, mid C20 extension. Painted stone rubble, flat roof. PLAN: Small one-room plan cottage with lookout tower to south. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Built in a castellated style. C20 extension in front of original doorway which has been widened to accommodate the tea rooms. No windows this side. Other windows relatively small openings and now contain C20 casements with glazing bars, except on the lookout tower which has a segmental arch over a sash without glazing bars. Castellated parapet projects on a corbel course which steps up to a higher level on the southern side where the lookout tower rises in the same style to its own embattled parapet. INTERIOR: Not inspected. Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: SX8866950286

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
387136
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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