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Summary

Terrace of mid 19th century shops of which No. 58 retains a fine example of a circa 1900 shop front.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1256848: 46-62, QUEEN STREET

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SE/236
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 464680

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHOP (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1983, Newton Abbot, 28 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV298253.

No 58, Queen Street. This is part of a mid 19th century stuccoed terrace of no particular architectural distinction. No 58 contains a good late 19th century Art Noveau shopfront and complete chemists shop fittings and is listed for this reason. The shopfront has a wooden curved and fretted anthenion motif frieze at the top and decorated pilasters. Glass panes with circular engraved panels. T he doorcase has scrolls and foliage motifs and a panel with engraved glass. Complete chemist's shop interior with wooden shelves incorporating clock. Mosaic floor.

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

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

46-62 Queen Street. No.58 only was listed on 7th April 1982. Terrace of 8 shops. Mid C19. MATERIALS: painted brick with painted ashlar dressings, slate roof unseen; rear wings are 20th century roughcast. PLAN: double-depth, with rear additions; corner site extending back into Fairfield Terrace. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; units each of one- or 2-window ranges articulated by flat stucco quoins. Both facades, articulated by pilasters panelled at parapet level, are spanned by a coped and panelled parapet, wide cornice, plain frieze, second-floor platband and first-floor sill string course forming a ground-floor cornice over the shop fronts. Windows have raised surrounds, bracketed sills, rounded upper corners to flat arches and horizontal glazing bars to 2/2-pane sashes varying from one, two or three lights. First-floor windows have cornices on consoles. Some banded rustication to ground floor remains notably to No.62 at the corner and to the left return which has a semicircular and a segmental arch with marked rusticated voussoirs toward the rear. 20th century shop fronts except No.58 which is a very fine example of a circa 1900 shop front (originally a chemist's); glazed door to the right-of-centre has ornamental sand-blasted panel and notice which reads, 'PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY DISPENSED', a low carved raised-and-fielded panel to the base, curved and carved top, lintel and pediment set in the overlight. Plate glass windows have carved tops to turned colonettes and elaborate overlights with cut-glass stars to circular panes, those flanking the set-back door are curved inward. INTERIOR: No.58 has mosaic floor, moulded cornice and exceptionally complete series of original fittings, principally pedimented display cabinets to rear and side walls. The entrance to No.54 has a late 19th century shop front and entrance with mosaic floor, original name removed. 19th century interior has full-height tongue-and-groove panelling and a panelled ceiling. A substantially complete terrace and one of a group in Queen Street standing in a prominent position close to Church House. Date listed: 7th April 1982. Date of most recent amendment: 11th December 1996.

Sources / Further Reading

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