Church House Inn
CHURCH HOUSE INN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1308433
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Church House Inn
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH HOUSE INN
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- Date:
- 2003-04-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/10465/35
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1308433
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Church House Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH HOUSE INN
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:
- CHURCH HOUSE INN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rattery
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 74008 61543
Details
RATTERY RATTERY SX 76 SW
6/55 Church House Inn
9-2-61 GV II*
Public house, originally the church house. C16. Roughcast stone rubble. Bitumenised scantle slate roof with gabled ends. Eight bay, long rectangular plan originally two storeys with stair turret on south west corner, two lateral stacks on north side and gable end stacks. Blocked central doorway on north side. Later outshut on north side. Two storeys. Long approximately three window range. C19 and C20 two and three-light casements with glazing bars. Two lateral chimney stacks to right and left on north front, left hand projecting and with set-offs. Large later outshut on right of north side with mounting block on front. Central north doorway is now blocked. To left of south front on south west corner a rectangular projecting stair turret. Interior: Seven axial beams, and one half beam in west end, all with step stops, unstopped beam at each end. Inserted screen at east end forming small room with chamfered head beam. It is a plank and chamfered muntin screen, the centre section is missing and some of the planks have been taken out. Lateral fireplace rear east end of north wall with chamfered timber lintel. Fireplace at west gable end with massive stone lintel. Newel stairs with slate treads in stair turret on south west corner, with doorframe at bottom with cranked head and with ovolo and hollow moulding. Fireplaces on first floor probably blocked. Including end trusses against the gable ends there are nine trusses with cranked feet visible in first floor rooms. In the roof space they are clearly not smoke- blackened and have morticed apices and morticed far cranked collars, some collars missing, all side-pegged. No ridge piece, and three tiers of threaded purlins intact, but rafters missing.
Listing NGR: SX7400861543
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99330
- 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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