Essington House and Coach House Immediately to South West
ESSINGTON HOUSE AND COACH HOUSE IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH WEST, ESSINGTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1326437
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Essington House and Coach House Immediately to South West
- Statutory Address:
- ESSINGTON HOUSE AND COACH HOUSE IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH WEST, ESSINGTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1326437
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Essington House and Coach House Immediately to South West
- Statutory Address 1:
- ESSINGTON HOUSE AND COACH HOUSE IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH WEST, ESSINGTON ROAD
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:
- ESSINGTON HOUSE AND COACH HOUSE IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH WEST, ESSINGTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- North Tawton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 66428 01822
Details
NORTH TAWTON ESSINGTON ROAD, North Tawton SS 60 SE 13/94 Essington House and Coach House immediately to south-west GV II House, reputedly originally vicarage. Circa 1830-40, possibly with later C19 addition. Walls mainly of sandstone ashlar with stone rubble to right-hand wing. Gable ended slate roof with coping stones to gables. Several stone ashlar chimney stacks, some with circular shafts and one at the front which is castellated. Plan: roughly L-shaped plan, principal rooms in range to left of entrance hall at centre, facing garden; stairs at rear of hall with service rooms in wing to right. Beyond this is another range of obviously inferior quality which could be a later service addition. Tudor Gothic style. Exterior: 2 storeys and 3 storeys. Symmetrical 3-window garden front with central projecting gable. Original 3-light windows with square hoodmoulds, the ground floor ones have transoms and the first floor windows are sashes. Central gable has carved stone shield above first floor window and dripcourse following the line of the gable. Chimney at the right-hand corner of this front goes across the angle and is corbelled out from the wall. The entrance front has a porch with angle buttresses and parapet integral with the gable to the left. It has a large 4-centred arched doorway with original glazed doors and 2-light sash above with arched heads. Recessed section to right of porch with 2 and 3-light windows. Large projecting gable to the right of 3 storeys with similar hoodmoulded windows. Beyond it is a wing of very inferior construction to the main range, which might be later C19. Interior is surprisingly plain and simple in comparison to the exterior and is of classical rather than gothic style with simple moulded cornices, 4 panelled doors and staircase with stick balusters and turned newels. To include former coach house which is connected by a wall to the south-west corner of the garden front. It is constructed of coursed stone rubble with a corbelled stone stack at its gable end.
Listing NGR: SS6642601820
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 92977
- 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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