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| HER Number: | MDV23819 |
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| Name: | 42 South Street, Great Torrington |
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Summary
Late 18th or early 19th century three storey house.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 494 190 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS41NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Great Torrington |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GREAT TORRINGTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS41NE/140
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 90522
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1973, Great Torrington, 35 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV2214.
Late 18th or early19th century, three storey three window stucco front, colourwashed. Sash windows with glazing bars, the side ones three-light, stopped voussoirs to window heads, at ground and first floors. Central doorway has engaged Tuscan columns supporting dentil and modillion entablature. Six-panel door with sunk upper panels, enriched radial-bar fanlight, and panelled reveals, quoins. Reeded member to eaves cornice.
Great Torrington District Chamber Of Commerce, 1987, Torrington Town Trail, 12 (Leaflet). SDV19224.
No 42 South Street, now a draper's shop, is the birth place of William Cory Johnson, the 19th century poet.
Evans, P. + McConnell, 2010, Sydney House Car Park, South Street, Great Torrington, Devon: An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, 7 (Report - Assessment). SDV354455.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV19224 | Leaflet: Great Torrington District Chamber Of Commerce. 1987. Torrington Town Trail. Photocopy + Digital. 12. |
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| SDV2214 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1973. Great Torrington. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 35. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #84305 ] |
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| SDV354455 | Report - Assessment: Evans, P. + McConnell. 2010. Sydney House Car Park, South Street, Great Torrington, Devon: An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Context One Archaeological Services Report. COAS/DBA/10/SGT. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 30 2015 10:37AM |
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