57 AND 59, HIGH STREET
57 AND 59, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1297297
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 57 AND 59, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 57 AND 59, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1297297
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 57 AND 59, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 57 AND 59, 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:
- 57 AND 59, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Crediton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 82879 00359
Details
CREDITON
SS826000 HIGH STREET 672-1/5/74 (North side) 11/10/72 Nos.57 & 59
GV II
House, now divided into 3 cottages. Early C18.Roughcast with a pantile roof; stacks with massive hand-made brick shafts. Plan: U-plan: single depth range, 4 rooms wide, with a cart entrance at the right end of No 58. Exterior: 2 storeys with original coved eaves. 1:2:2 window front, No 57 to the left. No 57 has steps up to a C19 4-panel door to the right, one first floor 16-pane C18 sash and a possibly slightly later similar sash to ground floor left. No 58 has the cart entrance to the right with C20 plank doors and a door to the house alongside with an overlight and a C20 door. One ground floor and 2 first floor late C19 2-pane horned sashes with margin panes. No 59 has a C20 borded door in the centre with 2 ground and 2 first floor late C19 horned sashes with margin panes. Rear wings to the 2 right hand houses create a courtyard behind the main range. This is paved with pitched stone with granite slabs to accommodate the wheels of carts that came to repaired at the wheelwrights workshop at the rear. Interior: No 57. This has a right end fireplace to the front room, small service room to the rear. Boxed stair adjacent to the left end wall. Nos 58 has a crossbeam and is said to preserve a timber lintel to the ground floor fireplace. No 58 not inspected but may contain the original stair and other features of interest.
Listing NGR: SS8287900359
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387023
- 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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