Church House
1, ST PETERS TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385100
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church House
- Statutory Address:
- 1, ST PETERS TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385100
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1988
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Sept-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Church House
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1, ST PETERS TERRACE
- Statutory Address 2:
- CHURCH HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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:
- 1, ST PETERS TERRACE
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barnstaple
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 55866 33235
Details
BARNSTAPLE
SS558332 CHURCH LANE
684-1/8/91 (East side)
31/08/88 Church House
(Formerly Listed as:
CHURCH LANE
(East side)
Church House (including No.1 St
Peter's Terrace))
GV II
Includes: No.1 ST PETER'S TERRACE.
House, now shop, offices and house. Early or mid C18. Red
brick; No.1 St Peter's Terrace rendered. Slated roof, hipped
at west end. Rendered chimney stack on rear slope of roof of N
range. L-shaped plan.
3 storeys, 4 windows to Church Lane, 3 to St Peter's Terrace.
Windows and doorways have slightly curved, gauged brick arches
with painted keystones. Recessed box-frames containing 6-pane
sashes; all C20 replicas with horns, except for the 2
right-hand, 3rd-storey windows towards St Peter's Terrace and
the ground-storey window in the 3rd bay from the right towards
Church Lane. 2nd window from right in each of the 2nd and 3rd
storeys towards Church Lane is blind.
At No.1 St Peter's Terrace the ground-storey window is placed
slightly to the right to accommodate an original doorway, now
containing a late C20 door. Left-hand ground-storey window of
the St Peter's Terrace front of Church House has been replaced
in C20 with a canted bay window having C20 replica barred
sashes. On the corner is a C20 inserted window with concrete
lintel.
Church Lane front has doorway in second bay from right in
ground storey. Left-hand bay has carriage-arch with plain
imposts and segmental head having a painted keystone; now
contains late C19 or early C20 shop window, with wooden canopy
of similar date above; patterned iron grille below.
Modillioned eaves cornice on both fronts. INTERIOR not
inspected.
The building occupies an important site on the edge of the
churchyard, close to Chapel of St Anne (qv) and Church of St
Peter (qv).
Listing NGR: SS5586333236
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 485562
- 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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