12, NEWPORT STREET
12, NEWPORT STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384862
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 12, NEWPORT STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 12, NEWPORT STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384862
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 12, NEWPORT STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 12, NEWPORT 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:
- 12, NEWPORT STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tiverton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 95537 12803
Details
TIVERTON
SS9512 NEWPORT STREET, Tiverton
848-1/6/230 (North side)
14/12/72 No.12
GV II
Shop with accommodation above. c1820s. Mass wall construction.
Stucco, with some traces of blocking out on Newport Street
side. Castle Street elevation painted brick. Roof of natural
slate, hipped with lead rolls to corner of Newport Street and
Castle Street. Cast-iron rain water goods. Chimney stacks have
brick shafts and corbelled cornices. Chimney pots have crowned
tops.
PLAN: positioned on a corner site with a canted corner. L-plan
with 2 rooms to Newport Street and original stair probably
being adjacent to stack in right-hand room.
One-room plan wing to Castle Street heated by corner fireplace
which formerly served left-hand room to Newport Street.
Entrance is from Newport Street into heated room.
Present property now extends into No.14 Newport Street which
is excluded from this listing.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with asymmetrical 2-window front to
Newport Street with Tudor arch headed doorway in centre which
is occupied by a recessed plank door. To left is a 2-light,
plate glass shop window with moulded mullion. To right is a
16-pane hornless sash window. First floor left window is late
C19/early C20 4-pane horned sash. C19 2-light casement window
with 8 panes per light to right. Modern shop canopy.
Castle Street elevation has lower roof line to left and
internal front stack. Each floor has a 2-light C19 casement
window with glazing bars. Blocked opening to ground floor
left.
INTERIOR: only the ground floor was inspected. Exposed
crossbeam of slender scantling with slender sawn joists.
Fireplaces have segmental brick arches. Fireplace in
right-hand room has large centrally positioned commercial
bread over with its iron door still intact. New staircase in
main room.
HISTORY: according to owner the premises are reputed to have
been a bakery at one time.
Listing NGR: SS9553412802
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 485321
- 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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