The Hour Glass
THE HOUR GLASS, MELBOURNE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380690
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- The Hour Glass
- Statutory Address:
- THE HOUR GLASS, MELBOURNE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380690
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-2000
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Feb-2001
- List Entry Name:
- The Hour Glass
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE HOUR GLASS, MELBOURNE STREET
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 HOUR GLASS, MELBOURNE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Exeter (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 92286 91992
Details
EXETER
SX 9292 SW MELBOURNE STREET 871/15/1141 The Hour Glass 23-JUN-00
GV II
Public House and restaurant. Early/mid C19 with late C19 alterations; interior altered in 1995/6. Mass wall construction, stuccoed, painted and blocked out; slate roof with lead rolls, stacks with brick shafts. Plan: On a prominent corner site with a curved corner. Built on site sloping down to the rear with basement access at the rear. Exterior: 3 storeys to the front, basement visible to rear. Asymmetrical 3-window front. Deep eaves. The Melbourne Place elevation has a panelled front door to the left with plain overlight and 2 ground floor late C19 bar windows with high transoms. First and 2nd floor windows above are small-pane C19 sashes. Large ground floor bar window on the corner, 3-light with a high transom; one first and one 2nd floor boxed sash with small panes. INTERIOR: Ground floor and basement gutted for current use. Features of interest may survive upstairs. This is a good and externally complete example of an early or mid C19 public house, which occupies an important position in relationship to listed buildings in Colleton Hill and to a group in Colleton Row and Crescent recommended as part of this spot-listing survey.
Listing NGR: SX9228691992
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481014
- 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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