The Gateway Tea Room
THE GATEWAY TEA ROOM, 17, THE SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1334190
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Gateway Tea Room
- Statutory Address:
- THE GATEWAY TEA ROOM, 17, THE SQUARE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1334190
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Gateway Tea Room
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE GATEWAY TEA ROOM, 17, THE SQUARE
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:
- THE GATEWAY TEA ROOM, 17, THE SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Moretonhampstead
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 75329 86084
Details
MORETONHAMPSTEAD THE SQUARE (west side) SX 7586 8/179 No. 17 The Gateway Tea Room - 23.8.55 GV II
Tea rooms with store rooms above. Probably originally a house, possibly having a shop on ground floor. Probably mid to late C17, remodelled in C18 or C19. Plastered, probably light scantling timber frame, south-east front with joint lining to simulate ashlar. Slate roof with gabled ends and hipped corner with lead roll. Originally probably a 2-room plan with unheated front room possibly originally a shop, and heated back room. Now 1 large room on ground floor. Plan of first and second floors unaltered with unheated front room and heated rear room on each floor. The stack is in the rear (north-west) wall, and a newel stair on the left wall near the rear corner. 3 storeys. One window front to The Square, 2-window right-hand return, aide facing Ford Street. The front has a double fronted shop with plate glass windows, wooden cornice above and C19 glazed door at centre. This is the remains of the C19 shop front which possibly replaced an earlier shop front. Window on each floor above, first floor with cambered head, both with C20 fixed light windows, probably replacing sashes. Very small C20 lavatory window under eaves to left. Right-hand return to Ford Street has continuation of shop front fascia and end window of shop. The right a C20 window in earlier opening. 2 windows on each of first and second floors, C19 3-light casements with glazing bars, probably in earlier frames. Interior: timber newel stairs on left side wall. Fireplace on each floor on rear wall; ground floor with simple C18 chimneypiece with moulded cornice mantel shelf; first floor fireplace has C20 lintel but with C18 2-panel cupboard to right; second floor fireplace has simple C19 chimneypiece with shaped brackets to shelf. Very rough ceiling beams and joists, probably originally ceiled. Truncated granite stack in roof space. Roof: principals trenched for purlins which are missing, the feet of the principals are pegged to halved wall posts. Diagonal tie-beam halved at end and pegged to hip rafter. This late C17 town house is one of a pair of early town houses which includes Nos. 1 and 5 Ford Street (q.v.). It is particularly interesting because the plan of the upper floor remains intact. Situated in a most important central position it makes a valuable contribution to Moretonhampstead.
Listing NGR: SX7532586062
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 85111
- 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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