Kennaway's Bonded Stores
KENNAWAY'S BONDED STORES, COMMERCIAL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380871
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Kennaway's Bonded Stores
- Statutory Address:
- KENNAWAY'S BONDED STORES, COMMERCIAL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380871
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Kennaway's Bonded Stores
- Statutory Address 1:
- KENNAWAY'S BONDED STORES, COMMERCIAL 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:
- KENNAWAY'S BONDED STORES, COMMERCIAL ROAD
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 91930 92091
Details
SX 9292 SE COMMERCIAL ROAD
871/5/10044 (South side)
23-JUN-00 Kennaway's Bonded Stores
II
Bonded stores, partly disused at time of inspection. 1892 (datestone). Flemish bond brick with stone and rubbed brick dressings to the entrance elevation; corrugated asbestos roof with hipped ends to rear.
Plan: sited backing onto the River Exe. The stores consist of a 3 and a half span roofed block to the rear. The smart entrance block projects forward from this at the left end, facing onto Commercial Road.
Exterior: 2 storeys. The entrance block has a symmetrical 3-bay front with a plinth, the bays divided by 2-tier brick pilasters with channelled rustication to the ground floor, the upper tier with stone bases and moulded caps. Deep stone fascia below the projecting cornice is carved with KENNAWAY & CO LTD in plain raised capitals. Segmental-headed central doorway with a doorcase of pilasters with stone brackets to the spandrels of the arch with ramshorn moulding and a rubbed brick arch with a keyblock. Above the doorway a fascia is carved with 'BONDED STORES' in plain, raised capitals with the date 1892 carved on the keyblock. Left and right ground floor round-headed windows with keyblocks have stone sills and sill brackets, proud architraves and stone spandrels carved with ramshorns. The first floor openings are a plainer version of the ground floor windows with segmental-headed rubbed brick arches with keyblocks. Cast iron bracket for hoist. All the windows are glazed with small panes and protected with iron grilles. The rear elevation, to the river, has a moulded brick eaves cornice and four windows on both floors to each separately-roofed block plus one window at the right end. Each pair of windows is divided by a brick pilaster.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
This bonded store is included because it has an unusually lavish show front with good architectural detail.
Listing NGR: SX9193092091
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481195
- 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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