Oldaport
OLDAPORT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325109
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Oldaport
- Statutory Address:
- OLDAPORT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325109
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Oldaport
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLDAPORT
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:
- OLDAPORT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Modbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 63585 49402
Details
MODBURY - SX 64 NW 4/48 Oldaport 26.1.67 GV II
Manor house. C16 and C17 with C19 fenestration and modifications. Granite rubble, whitewashed to end gable, slate roofs, some asbestos cement slate. A cross-passage 3-room plan with additions, two spiral staircases to back; the whole is set across the land slope, and steps up from left to right, with a break in roof line to right of the cross-passage. Two storeys; left, lower part has small fixed 12-pane casement at ground level, below a 3-light horizontal bar casement and a 2-light small-pane casement. Left return, which is flanked by buttresses with offsets, has a 2-light casement and glazed door, plus small 2-light at ground floor, below two 24-pane Yorkshire sashes. At junction between p....... is a C16 door in chamfered arched wood frame in wide porch to flat open gable and stone cheeks with slate seats. Right half has two 24-pane and one 16-pane Yorkshire sashes at ground floor, and above are two 24-pane Yorkshire sashes; sashes are variously C19 or C20. Stone and brick stack at ridge at junction, and to right gable. Back has C19 kitchen under swept-down roof, with large late C19 brick stack in roof slope; far left at first floor is a small C18 2-light casement, with door below. Upper gable has 16-pane Yorkshire sash above two smaller casements. Interior: slate slab cross-passage has door left and steps down to former service end, which may have been cut back from its original extent; ovolo mould door surround, one large rough transverse beam. Very thick walls. Back door to passage is C20; to its left the foot of one of the spiral staircases. Main parlour, right has fireplace with extremely deep rough granite lintel to rebuilt cheeks having two corbels to support the lintel ends. Two chamfered transverse beams, two further ovolo mould doorframes. The upper, end room has two spine beams and a series of rough but deep joists forming a box-like series of compartments. This room has some painted panelling in the C17 manner, but of uncertain date and possibly imported. Second spiral stair gives from main parlour. End bedroom has very wide elm boards, also a wall of heavy box timber framing, and a screen to stairhead in C17 panelling. Middle room now has partition to give corridor; from this one blocked window to back. Lowest room has fireplace with chamfered bressummer carried on two stone corbels. Various early doors.
Listing NGR: SX6358549402
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99640
- 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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