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HER Number:MDV74789
Name:55 Clovelly

Summary

Fish cellar with dwelling over. Converted to residential. Rebuilt in 1898 on an earlier site.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 318 248
Map Sheet:SS32SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishClovelly
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishCLOVELLY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old Listed Building Ref (II): 91114

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FISH CELLAR (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1989, Clovelly, 18 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV4533.

55 (Crazy Kates).
House. Datestone on frontage marking a rebuilding:- H. C. 1898, site earlier. Coursed rubble, slate roof with wide eaves, day ridge tiles, gabled ends, large end brick stacks.
Plan : fish cellar on the ground floor, 2 rooms on each floor above.
Exterior: 3 storeys, almost symmetrical 3-window front, predo;ninantly 2-light casements, to the second floor with square-paned leaded lights, openings to first floor with cambered heads and brick voussoirs to right a 2-light with square paned headed lights, transomlight, to left a pair of half-glazed French windows, centre with a half-glazed door. First floor balcony with fretwork balustrade supported on 4 posts; 3 casements on ground floor of similar pattern.
Interior: fish cellar altered to a kitchen. First floor with 18th century chimneypiece and door. Attic floor 18th century with bead-moulded beams and joists, and 2-panelled door. Other details: LBS number 91114.


Department of Environment, 1990, Clovelly (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV14175.

The address shall be amended to read: No 55


Collings, A. G. + Weddell, P. J., 2004, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Clovelly Sewage Treatment Works, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV336055.

This house carries a datestone marking an 1898 rebuilding. It is of coursed rubble with a slate roof. Parts of the structure are believed to date from the 18th century. The ground floor was a fish cellar before conversion to a kitchen. There is a first-floor balcony with fretwork balustrade.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV14175List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1990. Clovelly. Amendment to List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interes. A4 Stapled.
SDV336055Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Weddell, P. J.. 2004. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Clovelly Sewage Treatment Works. Exeter Archaeology Report. 04.50. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5.
SDV4533List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1989. Clovelly. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 18.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 2 2015 2:33PM