Easton Buildings

Easton Buildings, Little Castle Street, Exeter, EX4 3PX

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1380832
Date first listed:
23-Jun-2000
List Entry Name:
Easton Buildings
Statutory Address:
Easton Buildings, Little Castle Street, Exeter, EX4 3PX
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1380832
Date first listed:
23-Jun-2000
List Entry Name:
Easton Buildings
Statutory Address 1:
Easton Buildings, Little Castle Street, Exeter, EX4 3PX

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
Easton Buildings, Little Castle Street, Exeter, EX4 3PX

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 92186 92873

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 October 2022 to amend the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

SX 9292 NW
871/3/10066

LITTLE CASTLE STREET (East side)
Easton Buildings

(Formerly listed as Lugets)

23-JUN-00

II

Tailor's shop with tailors' workshop above the shop at time of listing. Late C18 with later alterations, basement level might be earlier. Timber-framed, partly slate-hung and partly weatherboarded; stacks with brick shafts.

Plan: Deep plan on a corner site. Staircase between the front and rear blocks.

Exterior: four storeys and basement. One window front to Little Castle Street. Plate glass two-pane shop window. C20 half-glazed door to left with side light and overlight. Eight over 12-pane first floor sash, one original 12-pane hornless sash to second floor, four-pane third floor window. The right return has mostly C20 windows except one 12-pane sash (upper light reglazed) and one stair sash.

INTERIOR: Stick baluster stair of a late C18/early C18 turned newel post and ramped handrail. Stud partitions survive along with large boxed beams and a panelled dado.

Evidence of industrial use with external upper floor doorways and pulley. Brick basement includes oven of industrial size.

Listing NGR: SX9218692873

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
481156
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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