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Summary

Four houses arranged as a symmetrical block, with the centre houses face south onto the street and the outer pair (double fronted) end on to the street, mid 19th century.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1384857: 63-69, MELBOURNE STREET (See details for further address information)

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SW/48
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 485316

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TERRACE (XIX - 1850 AD to 1850 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1972, Tiverton, 33 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV52494.

Melbourne Place, Melbourne Street. Four stucco houses forming a symmetrical block with three-storey centre and two-storey wings. Early to mid 19th century.

Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

English Heritage, 2012, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV348729.

Includes: Nos.1-4 Melbourne Place. Block of four adjoining houses, single build. 1850. Rendered mass wall construction; slate hipped roofs with read rolls; stacks with brick and rendered shafts. Cast-iron rainwater goods and cast-iron sills to the windows.
Plan: four houses arranged as a symmetrical block. The centre houses face south onto the street, the outer pair (double fronted) are end on to the street.
Exterior: centre houses three storeys, outer pair two storeys. Almost symmetrical 1:2:2:1-bay front. The pair fronting the street have boxed eaves and round-headed doorways to the left. The doorways have rusticated quoins and fanlights with spoke glazing bars; doors are 20th century replacements. The centre houses have 16-pane hornless timber sashes to the ground floor and 12-pane sashes to the first and second floors. The end walls of the outer pair each have one ground and one first floor 16-pane timber sash windows. The front elevations of the outer pair have central doorways matching those of Nos 65 and 67 and 16-pane timber sashes.
Interior: not inspected but may retain features of interest.

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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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