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Summary

Early 19th century refronting of an earlier 17th century merchant's house of "deux corps de batiments" type; the separate kitchen block and gallery have been demolished, but traces remain of the latter in the west party wall.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1264663: 12, HIGH STREET

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/177
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHOP (Unknown date)
• HOUSE (XVII to XIX - 1601 AD to 1850 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1978, Totnes, 66 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV342722.

Number 12 High Street (south side). Early 19th century refronting of earlier 17th century merchant's house of "deux corps de batiments" type; the separate kitchen block and gallery have been demolished, but traces remain of the latter in the west party wall. In 1552, the tenement of the church. Circa 1805-77, the residence of the Mitchell family. Doctor Richard Mitchell was a public orator at Oxford and head of Magdalen Hall. The South Devon Library was also housed here. In 1810, part of the premises was the Seven Stars Inn. 3 storeys. 4 windows; centre-windows paired. Welsh slate roof. Plastered, timber-framed front. Masonry party walls. Moulded wooden eaves band. Architraved sash windows with glazing bars. Wooden double shopfront with pilasters carrying entablature with dentil cornice; shop window and doorway altered. Recessed side entrance with semi-elliptical arched doorway with radial fanlight and raised and fielded panelling to reveals and door. Rear façade with hipped slate roof, Devonian limestone rubble front and early 19th century 2 light sash windows with timber lintols. Interior with good earlier 17th century panelled wall to rear ground floor room with frieze decorated with strapwork and anthemion motifs. Later 18th century staircase with open well, closed strings, turned balusters and square newels. First floor room with panelled dado (citing M. Laithwaite).

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

Google, 2013, Google Streetview (Website). SDV350787.

The building is currently used as a hardware shop.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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