Hele Almshouses
HELE ALMSHOUSES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1306680
- Date first listed:
- 29-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Hele Almshouses
- Statutory Address:
- HELE ALMSHOUSES
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1306680
- Date first listed:
- 29-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Hele Almshouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- HELE ALMSHOUSES
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:
- HELE ALMSHOUSES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wembury
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 53250 49415
Details
SX 54 NW WEMBURY 8/193 29/3/84 Hele Almshouses
II*
Six almshouses and chapel at the centre. 1682. Slate rubble with stone windows and doorways. Slate roof with gabled ends. One and a half storeys. Long seven bay range. The chapel at the centre is gabled and has round-headed doorway with imposts and keyblock and hood mould over with date 1881. Doorway flanked by small single-light stone windows and three-light window above. The chapel is flanked by three almshouses each having small gable with window with two four-centred arch lights and hood mould. Ground floor single-light four-centred arch windows with hood moulds and chamfered. Tudor-arched doorways. Slated weathering over ground floor chapel and first cottage either side. The other cottages have slate drips over their ground floor windows and doors. Large stone rubble chimney stacks at gable ends and ridge. Casement windows with leaded panels. Glazed doors. Chapel has plank door. Interiors of cottages are said to have exposed ceiling beams. The chapel has unceiled wagon roof. On east wall above the window some contemporary moulded plasterwork. The Almshouses and chapel were the gift of Sir Warwick Hele of Wembury House, High Sheriff of Devon.
Listing NGR: SX5325049415
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100472
- 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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