32 AND 33, HIGH STREET
32 AND 33, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385152
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- 32 AND 33, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 32 AND 33, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385152
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- 32 AND 33, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 32 AND 33, HIGH 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:
- 32 AND 33, HIGH STREET
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 55778 33286
Details
BARNSTAPLE
SS5533SE HIGH STREET
684-1/7/136 (East side)
31/08/88 Nos.32 AND 33
GV II
2 houses, now shop. Early or mid C19; No.33 could be earlier.
No.32 is of brick, painted at the front with cement
architraves to the windows; left side wall covered with
roughcast. Front of No.33 rendered, probably on brick. Roof of
No.32 not visible from street; chimney on left side wall. Roof
of No.33 slated with hip at the front. Plans of ground and
first floors wholly altered for conversion to shop.
EXTERIORS: No.32 is 4-storeyed; No.33 is 2-storeyed. Ground
storeys occupied by a single C20 shop front. No.32 is 3-window
range. All upper-storey windows have moulded architraves,
those in third and 4th storeys with small moulded brackets
supporting the cills at either end. Plain sashes, without
glazing bars. Top entablature with dentilled modillioned
cornice, this overlapping the cornice at No.31. Upper storey
of No.33 has one large late C19 or early C20 window with
moulded architrave; 2-light casement with transom-lights.
Pilaster-strip at either end of front, rising to dentilled
eaves cornice.
INTERIORS: wholly altered on ground and first floors. Roof
structure of No.33 could be older (foot of chamfered principal
rafter visible on first floor) but is not accessible.
Alterations to No.32, including the shop front, were made by
George L Abbot in 1850. The buildings form the end of a good
group running S to the Guildhall (qv).
(North Devon Journal: 12.12.1850; Baxter J & Baxter J:
Barnstaple Yesterday: 1980-: PL 92).
Listing NGR: SS5577833286
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 485614
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Baxter, J, J, , Barnstaple Yesterday, (1980)
North Devon Journal in 12 December, (1850)
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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