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Summary

(Nos.32, 32A and 32B West Street including detached rear building). Large mid-18th century house. Solid rendered ground storey; painted slate-hung upper storeys (almost certainly timber-framed). Rendered, stone rubble left side wall. Roughcast rear wall (also likely to be timber-framed). Slated roofs in 3 spans at right-angles to street: hipped front and back, the fronts disguised to look like a parallel roof. Rear building has mullioned windows with leaded lights; it may have been a stable and coach house, but it could also have contained a kitchen in the Devon urban tradition. (Previously Listed as: 32 West Street).

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II*) 1282865: 32, 32A AND 32B INCLUDING DETACHED REAR BUILDING

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX76NE27
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 444772
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NE/40
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 376177

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TOWN HOUSE (Constructed, XVIII - 1735 AD (Between) to 1775 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1973, Ashburton, 47 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV300597.

No. 32 West Street, Ashburton, opposite the churchyard, is a fine three storey 18th century building.

Department of National Heritage, 1992, Ashburton, 139 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV337041.

Ashburton - West Street (north side) Nos.32, 32A and 32B including detached rear building (Formerly Listed as: WEST STREET (North side) No.32) - GV II*
Large house. Mid C18. Solid rendered ground storey; painted slate-hung upper storeys (almost certainly timber-framed). Rendered, stone rubble left side wall. Roughcast rear wall (also likely to be timber-framed). Slated roofs in 3 spans at right-angles to street: hipped front and back, the fronts disguised to look like a parallel roof. Rendered chimneys on each gable end and on ridge of 2 left-hand spans. Rear building rendered with corrugated-iron roof. 3 storeys. 6 windows wide. Doorway in place of second ground-storey window from right: moulded architrave, flat hood on shaped brackets, panelled reveals, the bottom panels flush, late C19 or early C20 panelled doors. At left-hand end carriage entrance with diagonally-planked doors. All windows have 8-paned sashes in flush frames. Moulded box-cornice above ground storey, the slate-hanging swept forward on top of it. Plain pilaster-strips flanking the whole front. Bracketed eaves-cornice. Rear wall has sashes matching those at the front.
Rear building has mullioned windows with leaded lights; it may have been a stable and coach house, but it could also have contained a kitchen in the Devon urban tradition.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.

Nos.32, 32A and 32B WEST STREET including detached rear building (Formerly Listed as: WEST STREET (North side) No.32)
Large house. Mid C18. Solid rendered ground storey; painted slate-hung upper storeys (almost certainly timber-framed). Rendered, stone rubble left side wall. Roughcast rear wall (also likely to be timber-framed). Slated roofs in 3 spans at right-angles to street: hipped front and back, the fronts disguised to look like a parallel roof. Rendered chimneys on each gable end and on ridge of 2 left-hand spans. Rear building rendered with corrugated-iron roof. 3 storeys. 6 windows wide. Doorway in place of second ground-storey window from right: moulded architrave, flat hood on shaped brackets, panelled reveals, the bottom panels flush, late C19 or early C20 panelled doors. At left-hand end carriage entrance with diagonally-planked doors. All windows have 8-paned sashes in flush frames. Moulded box-cornice above ground storey, the slate-hanging swept forward on top of it. Plain pilaster-strips flanking the whole front. Bracketed eaves-cornice. Rear wall has sashes matching those at the front. Rear building has mullioned windows with leaded lights; it may have been a stable and coach house, but it could also have contained a kitchen in the Devon urban tradition.
Listing NGR: SX7547769797

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