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Summary

House with shops. Late 18th century, refronted mid 19th century.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1292931: 21, HIGH STREET

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/180
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 375819

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHOP (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Torridge District Council, Bideford Conservation Area Partnership Scheme. Action Plan for 1996-1999, 25, 33 (Un-published). SDV345901.

Considered 'seriously at risk' and identified as a target building.

Torridge District Council, Bideford Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme. Implementation Programme 1999-2002, 7 (Un-published). SDV345902.

Department of Environment, 19/03/1973, Bideford, 21 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV341487.

Early 19th century, 3 storey 3 window front, upper part painted brick. Rusticated stucco ground floor has 2 shop windows (1 splay bay). Shop window to right has segmental head and cast iron grille below. Two window front to Grenville Street has good late Georgian doorcase with fluted pilasters and elliptical fanlight.

Department of National Heritage, 19/04/1993, Bideford, 116 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV338459.

House with shops. Late 18th century, refronted mid 19th century. Front upper storeys of painted brick in Flemish bond; remainder rendered. Hipped slate roof. Red-brick chimney on left side-wall. Three storeys; 3-window range with single-light in centre, double-light at either side. Ground storey has horizontally-channelled rendering. To right a pair of projecting segmental-arched openings with pilasters, keystones and top cornice, the latter supporting 3 scroll-buttresses; left-hand opening has 12-paned display window with iron grille of intersecting circles below; right-hand opening has half-glazed double-doors with flush lower panels. To left, 2 original doorways with canted bay window to left again. Second-storey windows have cement voussoirs and keystones. Both upper storeys have barred sashes in concealed frames: 6 over 6 panes in second storey, 3 over 6 panes above. Prominent moulded wooden eaves cornice.
Return to Grenville Street of 2 storeys (rise in ground level) and 3-window range. At right-hand end a late 18th century round-arched doorway flanked by fluted Doric pilasters supporting entablature; panelled reveals, the bottom panels flush; fanlight with radial bars. Windows have barred sashes in box-frames: 8 over 8 panes in centre of ground storey, 4 over 8 panes to left and centre of second storey, 3 over 6 panes to right. Left-hand ground-storey window has mid 19th century sashes with margin-panes and horns.
Interior not inspected, but at rear of shop a round-arched doorway having a fanlight with intersecting glazing-bars forming Gothic arches.

Cox, P. W., 1996, Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Extension to Honestone Street Car Park, Bideford, Devon, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV341484.

Research suggests that burgage tenements of regular width and depth were laid out extending back from the southern frontage of this portion of the High Street, and were stepped up the hillside. They are presumably medieval in origin, although direct evidence of this has not been found.

Ordnance Survey, 2008, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV340009.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4417 - Archaeological Assessment at Honestone Street, Bideford

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