Outbuildings to the North East and Walls of Walled Garden to Wells House
OUTBUILDINGS TO THE NORTH EAST AND WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN TO WELLS HOUSE, DRY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333881
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Outbuildings to the North East and Walls of Walled Garden to Wells House
- Statutory Address:
- OUTBUILDINGS TO THE NORTH EAST AND WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN TO WELLS HOUSE, DRY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333881
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Outbuildings to the North East and Walls of Walled Garden to Wells House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OUTBUILDINGS TO THE NORTH EAST AND WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN TO WELLS HOUSE, DRY LANE
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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:
- OUTBUILDINGS TO THE NORTH EAST AND WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN TO WELLS HOUSE, DRY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Christow
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX8308985417
Details
CHRISTOW DRY LANE, Christow
SX 88 NW
2/105 Outbuildings to the north east and
walls of walled garden to Wells
House
GV II
Outbuildings and walls of walled garden. Possibly C18. Cob and stone rubble, the
outbuildings colourwashed and plastered with slate roofs ; the garden walls with
slate capping, colourwashed to the road. Outbuildings formerly agricultural, now in
use for storage.
Plan: Former farmbuildings forming U shaped range with one curved corner north-east
of Wells House : entrance to yard from Dry Lane between end of curved range and right
(north) end of house. Adjoining the farmbuilding to the rear of the house, cob and
stone rubble walling encloses a kitchen garden, the north wall of the garden is
adjacent to the roadside of Commons Hill and opposite Sea Hill House (q.v.).
Exterior: The outer walls of the range of outbuildings have an attractive curved
slate roof on the corner between Dry Lane and Commons Hill with a large 3-light
window and narrow doorway inserted on the Dry Lane elevation. The Commons Hill
elevation is blind and continues as the north wall of the walled garden. On the yard
side the range is partly weatherboarded and partly open-fronted : doorway in east
wall of walled garden.
Interior: of outbuildings not inspected. Important for group value with Wells House
and Sea Hill (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SX8308985417
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 85624
- 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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