Woolston Place Including Garden Retaining Wall, Railings and Gate-piers to South-east
WOOLSTON PLACE INCLUDING GARDEN RETAINING WALL, RAILINGS AND GATE-PIERS TO SOUTH-EAST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305952
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Woolston Place Including Garden Retaining Wall, Railings and Gate-piers to South-east
- Statutory Address:
- WOOLSTON PLACE INCLUDING GARDEN RETAINING WALL, RAILINGS AND GATE-PIERS TO SOUTH-EAST
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305952
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Woolston Place Including Garden Retaining Wall, Railings and Gate-piers to South-east
- Statutory Address 1:
- WOOLSTON PLACE INCLUDING GARDEN RETAINING WALL, RAILINGS AND GATE-PIERS TO SOUTH-EAST
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:
- WOOLSTON PLACE INCLUDING GARDEN RETAINING WALL, RAILINGS AND GATE-PIERS TO SOUTH-EAST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Alvington
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 71641 41670
Details
WEST ALVINGTON WOOLSTON SX 74 SW 5/201 Woolston Place including garden retaining wall, railings and gate piers to south-east. II House. Early C19. Coursed slate stone rubble walls, rendered at the gable ends. Gable ended slate roof with overhanging eaves. Rendered brick stack at each gable end. Plan somewhat altered in C20 but originally double depth with one room either side of central hall. Some internal partitions have been removed. C20 rear addition. Exterior: 2 storeys. Almost symmetrical 3 window front of early C19 16 pane hornless sashes apart from C20 facsimile on ground floor to right. Dressed stone flat arches over window. At centre is probably original 6 panel door with restored open porch in front consisting of flat hood supported on fluted columns with pilasters behind. At rear 2 original sashes survive, otherwise C20 windows. Flat roof single storey C20 wing built on to include tall garden retaining wall to south-east, abutting road on 2 sides, which has gateway in semi-circular recess on corner and divided steps with iron railings leading to gate with square rubble piers. Interior: inaccessible at time of survey but likely to contain original joinery such as panelled doors and staircase.
Listing NGR: SX7164141670
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100898
- 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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