53 AND 53A, SOUTHSIDE STREET

53 AND 53A, SOUTHSIDE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1386408
Date first listed:
25-Jan-1954
List Entry Name:
53 AND 53A, SOUTHSIDE STREET
Statutory Address:
53 AND 53A, SOUTHSIDE STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1386408
Date first listed:
25-Jan-1954
Date of most recent amendment:
09-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:
53 AND 53A, SOUTHSIDE STREET
Statutory Address 1:
53 AND 53A, SOUTHSIDE 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
53 AND 53A, SOUTHSIDE STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
City of Plymouth (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SX4812954143

Details

PLYMOUTH

SX4854SW SOUTHSIDE STREET, Barbican
740-1/62/71 (South side)
25/01/54 Nos.53 AND 53A
(Formerly Listed as:
SOUTHSIDE STREET, Plymouth
No.53)

GV II

Wine merchant's house. C17, built for Collier and Co. who
occupied these premises until a few years ago, front
remodelled probably mid C18, 1782 date on lead rainwater head.
Plastered front with moulded cornices (pseudo jetties)
dividing floors; steep dry slate roof; rear lateral stacks.
Deep plan including rear wings.
3 storeys; 3-window range. C18 paired hornless sashes with
thick glazing bars to upper floors; rusticated quoins to 1st
floor. Ground floor has moulded fascia interrupted by open
pediment of pilastered doorway right of centre with C18
6-panel door; stucco with channelled rustication left of
doorway flanking plate glass window and doorway with 2-panel
door (vertical panels) at far left; wide window opening at far
right also with plate glass.
INTERIOR: not inspected but former list description notes
concealed C17 fireplace.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-:
663).



Listing NGR: SX4812954143

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
473794
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 663

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Ordnance survey map of 53 AND 53A, SOUTHSIDE STREET

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