The Old Coach House
THE OLD COACH HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1282838
- Date first listed:
- 03-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Coach House
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD COACH HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
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- Date:
- 2002-09-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/09137/13
- Rights:
- © Mr John Robins. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1282838
- Date first listed:
- 03-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Coach House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD COACH HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
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 OLD COACH HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lynton and Lynmouth
- National Park:
- Exmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SS7202349428
Details
LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH
SS7149 CHURCH HILL, Lynton
858-1/4/16 (South West side)
03/09/73 The Old Coach House
GV II
House with shop in island group. Late C18 or early C19.
Rendered or whitewashed rubble, slate roof. An obtuse-angled
range, set across the steep slope; at the rear the main range
is in 2 storeys on a high basement stage.
Front is in 2 storeys, 1+2-window range. The first floor has a
2-light casement in reveals on the range angled to the street,
then a 12-pane sash set flush, and a 2-light casement with
glazing bars. At ground floor a continuous plate-glass late
C19 shop-front, returned to the left gable with a quadrant
curve, and with deep-set central doorway under the sash window
bay, and a further 4-panel door far right, set back; a
continous balcony runs across the set-back part of the front,
with square end pilasters and splat balusters, but largely
covered by an applied plain fascia; a 1929 photograph
(Bartlett) shows a continuous balcony balustrade. The angled
wing has gable stacks.
The rear is 4 windows wide; the top floor has two 16-pane
sashes, and two C20 lights, above 3 deep 2-light small-pane
casements and an arched light, formerly a doorway, set in a
deep reveal. The gable to the left is plain, except for the
returned shopfront. The back of the building is straight, not
reflecting the angle on the street front, and it is all set
high above the surrounding streets.
INTERIOR not accessible, but said to retain nothing of special
interest.
With the adjoining Church Hill House (qv), an interesting
element of streetscape opposite St Mary's Church (qv), and the
2 buildings between them occupy a complete triangular island
block lying across a steep slope. The 1929 photograph shows
the angled end being used as an advertising board for the
Royal Castle Hotel and other matters.
(Bartlett T: Postcard Views of North Devon: Combe Martin:
1990-: 99).
Listing NGR: SS7202349428
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 376495
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Bartlett, T, Postcard Views of North Devon, (1990), 99
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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