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Summary

Two shops with accommodation over. Probably late 18th century with circa 1900 shopfronts. Features of interest may survive on the upper floors. The narrow rear court is a good surviving example, once typical of the south side of High Street.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1297294: 18 AND 18A, HIGH STREET

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS80SW/109
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 387007

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHOP (XVIII to XIX - 1760 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1972, Urban District of Crediton, 12 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV39769.

18, High Street. Eighteenth century altered, 3 storey and attic, steep slate roof eaves with added coupled brackets. Stucco with 1st floor band. Added flank pilasters. Keystones at first floor, somewhat recessed sash windows with glazing bars. Late 19th century wood shop front. Passageway through under, centre.

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

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

18 and 18a High Street.
Two shops with accommodation over. Probably late 18th century; circa 1900 shopfronts. Stuccoed with a slate roof, the roof of 18a replaced with corrugated asbestos to rear of the ridge; stack with rendered shafts.
Plan: U-plan, with central passageway to narrow rear court flanked by rear wings.
Exterior: 3 storeys. Symmetrical 4-bay front. Roof with deep eaves and paired brackets. Left and right pilasters with moulded sunk panels. Platband at second floor level. First floor windows with keyblocks glazed with early 19th century 12-pane sashes; second floor windows glazed with early 19th century 3/6-pane sashes. The ground floor front is single-phase. Pilasters to left and right and flanking the central passageway have 2 tiers of sunk panels with faceted decoration between to number 18a, slightly plainer to number 18. Both have pairs of elaborately moulded consoles with gables and a moulded cornice above the fascia. Massive 5-panel door to the central passageway, richly panelled with a drop latch and closing into a recess in the passage wall. Identical shop fronts: modern fascia board to number 18 partly conceals the cornice moulding. Each shop has windows with moulded frames and rounded upper corners canted into a glazed central door with a low panel and overlight: rounded upper corners to door pane and overlight. The shop windows were originally both 2-pane to the front, one to the return; number 18a has had the centre, slender mullion removed. Number 18 has pretty encaustic tiles in front of the door. Through the passageway the right return of number 18 has a 19th century 4-panel door with an overlight and panelled reveals. Various rear additions, but that nearest the shop probably circa mid 19th century with a first floor canted bay window and 2 ground floor 12-pane sashes. The rear of number 18 has a cob rear wing with a pantile roof, possibly pre-dating the 1743 fire of Crediton.
Interior: Ground floors only inspected, altered for shop use but features of interest may survive on the upper floors. The narrow rear court is a good surviving example, once typical of the south side of High Street.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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