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Summary

Pair of houses with shops, built as a single range in early 19th century. Number five remodelled mid 19th century, but number four has original shop front.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1200860: NOS 4 AND 5 INCLUDING BUILDING TO REAR OF NO 4

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/231
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 375711

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Department of Environment, 19/03/1973, Bideford, 3 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV341487.

Department of National Heritage, 19/04/1993, Bideford, 4 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV338459.

Pair of houses built as a single range. Early 19th century; Number 5 is remodelled mid 19th century. Solid rendered walls. Slate roofs. Two large chimneys on front and back slopes of party wall; mostly rendered, but some exposed red brick on front chimney. Another red brick chimney on left side wall. Three storeys with garret. Fronts of one-window range to Number 4, 2-window range to No 5. Original shop-front including house-door to Number 4: projecting display window with rounded corners, reeded sill and entablature, the latter continued across 2 doorways to left, 6-panelled house-door, the 2 bottom panels flush, flanked by reeded pilasters. Second-storey window has 10-paned sashes; that in third storey has late 20th century sashes with 4 over 8 panes. Number 5 has mid 19th century shop front with original display windows flanking shop door: 4-panelled house-door to left; above them all an entablature with cornice on consoles. Upper storeys have raised quoins and shaped window-surrounds; barred sashes with 8 over 8 panes in second storey, 4 over 8 panes in third storey. Right side wall (visible from alley) has stair window with 15-paned sashes. Rear walls of both houses (visible from alley and car park) have barred sashes. Behind Number 4 is a detached building, perhaps a former kitchen block, linked to the main house by a low single-storeyed outbuilding. Number 5 clearly had a similar detached building originally. Building behind Number 4 is of stone rubble, rendered at front and rear, with corrugated asbestos roof. Interior not inspected.

Rushton, N., 2006, River Torridge Pipeline, Bideford, Devon: Rapid Archaeological Appraisal, 7, 14 (Report - Interim). SDV342463.

Other details: WA 73.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4517 - Archaeological Appraisal of River Torridge Pipeline Routes, Bideford, Devon

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