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| HER Number: | MDV74693 |
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| Name: | Henley Collection Museum, 3 Anzac Street, Dartmouth |
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Summary
Former late 19th century workshop, now the Henley Collection Museum. Small two storey building with a large cranked-arch doorway filled with 19th century three-bay timber frame in Gothic style.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 877 513 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmouth |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.SAVIOURS |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 387150
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MUSEUM (Built, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- WORKSHOP (Late, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1972, Dartmouth, 4 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV155627.
Devon County Council, 1975, Dartmouth - Walk about in the Conservation Area & Exploring Dartmouth and Kingswear, 35, 37 (Article in Monograph). SDV352452.
Department of National Heritage, 1994, Dartmouth (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV157498.
The Henley Collection Museum at Number 3 on the east side of Anzac Street in Dartmouth (Formerly Listed as: 1 and 3 Anzac Street Reference Library). Workshop, now the Henley Collection Museum. Late 19th century, built for William Henley. Painted stone rubble with freestone detail; slate roof. Plan: Small low single-depth building. Exterior: 2 storeys; one-window range. Front has large cranked-arch doorway with moulded head with stops and chamfered jambs. It is filled with 19th century three-bay timber frame in Gothic style, the uprights fashioned with engaged finials. Central doorway below transom contains a bottom-panelled glazed door and similar side lights. Boarded infill above the transom. Parallel roof between taller adjoining properties. Interior: Plastered with stick-baluster stair to first-floor gallery. Henley was an ironmonger and tinsmith whose spare time was taken up with an eclectic passion for science. (Freeman, Ray: Dartmouth and its Neighbours: Phillimore: 1990-: P.174).
Ordnance Survey, 2008, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV340009.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV155627 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1972. Dartmouth. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 4. |
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| SDV157498 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of National Heritage. 1994. Dartmouth. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV340009 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2008. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Digital. [Mapped feature: #101917 ] |
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| SDV352452 | Article in Monograph: Devon County Council. 1975. Dartmouth - Walk about in the Conservation Area & Exploring Dartmouth and Kingswear. Devon Town Trails: European Architectural Heritage Year. Paperback Volume. 35, 37. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV23631 | Related to: 1 Anzac Street, Dartmouth (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2014 12:24PM |
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