The Museum
THE MUSEUM, ST ANDREW STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384896
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Museum
- Statutory Address:
- THE MUSEUM, ST ANDREW STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384896
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Museum
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MUSEUM, ST ANDREW 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 MUSEUM, ST ANDREW 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 95450 12377
Details
TIVERTON
SS9512 ST ANDREW STREET, Tiverton
848-1/2/267 The Museum
14/12/72
GV II
National school. 1844. Snecked local purple stone with a cream
stone used for dressings. Natural slate roof with some
cast-iron rain water goods remaining. Tudor style.
PLAN: some rearrangement from original plan in order to
accommodate Museum's layout. Probably originally large
classrooms in outer wings and teachers accommodation in
centre. New block to rear. Axial chimney stacks.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with 5-bay front; Ends of outer crosswings
broken forward and gabled to front with kneelers and coping.
Centrally positioned plank doors in first, third and fifth
bays with arched hoodmoulds and carved label stops. Stone
plaques with `Girls' over first bay door and `Boys' over
third. First and fifth bays each have 3-light moulded stone
3-light windows with transoms and mullions at first-floor
level. Centre bay at first-floor level has gabled half dormer
with coped gable and kneelers and 2-light mullioned window.
Rest of front elevation has 2- or 3-light mullion windows with
hollow chamfers. All have glazing bars. Attractive pitched
stone yard at front with low wall to street.
INTERIOR: as part of the internal reorganization for the
Museum, a stair dating from 1749 from Bampton House has been
incorporated.
HISTORY: John Hayward of Exeter was the leading local
practioner of Gothic Revival church building in the County of
Devon from the 1840s to the 1860s.
Listing NGR: SS9545012377
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 485355
- 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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