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Summary

House with shop. Late medieval; extended at rear, probably in late 17th or 18th century; remodelled in early or mid 19th century. Rendered stone rubble, except for rear wing, which has upper storey walls of cob to left and partly rough timber-framing to right. Slated roof. Two-room front range with central through-passage; right-hand room is a truncated former open hall, originally extending across the site of No.55. Two-room rear wing to left, the front section originally an open-fronted cart linhay.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1282918: 53, EAST STREET

Other References/Statuses

• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 376039

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HOUSE (Constructed, XV to XVIII - 1401 AD to 1799 AD (Between))
• SHOP (Altered, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1875 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of National Heritage, 1992, Ashburton, 55 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV337041.

Ashburton - East Street (north side) No.53 - GV II
House with shop. Late medieval; extended at rear, probably in late 17th or 18th century; remodelled in early or mid 19th century. Rendered stone rubble, except for rear wing, which has upper storey walls of cob to left and partly rough timber-framing to right. Slated roof. Rendered chimneys on front range at left-hand end of ridge and at right-hand end of rear wall. 2-room front range with central through-passage; right-hand room is a truncated former open hall, originally extending across the site of No.55. 19th century stair behind left-hand room. 2-room rear wing to left, the front section originally an open-fronted cart linhay.
Two storeys, two windows wide. Render lined to imitate masonry. Lean-to porch and shop window to left of ground storey. 2-pane sash window to right. 2-light wood casements in upper storey; 3 panes per light. All windows have recessed box frames. Bracketed eaves-cornice with a light moulding beneath.
Interior: stud-and-panel screens at either side of passage, boarded on the passage side, plain studding on reverse; only two original studs survive on left-hand side. Above right-hand screen an internal jetty (originally projecting into open hall) with rounded joist ends; latter now cut off towards rear end of room. In back wall of this room a 16th or early 17th century granite chimneypiece with roughly shaped monolithic jambs and lintel; the inside cheeks of jambs incised to imitate ashlar, a rare (possibly unique) device in Devon. Left-hand room has blocked window in party-wall, suggesting the building was originally free-standing on that side. Roof structure retains one heavily smoke-blackened late medieval truss at right-hand end, adopting the lap-jointed collar with shaped ends, most commonly used in Devon in late 16th and 17th century; threaded purlins (one blackened one remains), no ridge. At left-hand end a possibly 18th century truss with collar pegged to its face. Cart linhay has two round stone rubble columns. Rear end appears to have been a ground floor cellar with solid front wall; large fireplace with wooden lintel (renewed) in room above. Roof trusses in whole wing have collars pegged to their faces.

Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Building is depicted on the modern mapping.

English Heritage, 2011, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV347072.

No.53 East Street, Ashburton. House with shop. Late medieval; extended at rear, probably in late 17th or 18th century; remodelled in early or mid 19th century. Rendered stone rubble, except for rear wing, which has upper storey walls of cob to left and partly rough timber-framing to right. Slated roof. Rendered chimneys on front range at left-hand end of ridge and at right-hand end of rear wall. 2-room front range with central through-passage; right-hand room is a truncated former open hall, originally extending across the site of No.55. 19th century stair behind left-hand room. 2-room rear wing to left, the front section originally an open-fronted cart linhay.
Two storeys, two windows wide. Render lined to imitate masonry. Lean-to porch and shop window to left of ground storey. 2-pane sash window to right. 2-light wood casements in upper storey; 3 panes per light. All windows have recessed box frames. Bracketed eaves-cornice with a light moulding beneath.
Interior: stud-and-panel screens at either side of passage, boarded on the passage side, plain studding on reverse; only two original studs survive on left-hand side. Above right-hand screen an internal jetty (originally projecting into open hall) with rounded joist ends; latter now cut off towards rear end of room. In back wall of this room a 16th or early 17th century granite chimneypiece with roughly shaped monolithic jambs and lintel; the inside cheeks of jambs incised to imitate ashlar, a rare (possibly unique) device in Devon. Left-hand room has blocked window in party-wall, suggesting the building was originally free-standing on that side. Roof structure retains one heavily smoke-blackened late medieval truss at right-hand end, adopting the lap-jointed collar with shaped ends, most commonly used in Devon in late 16th and 17th century; threaded purlins (one blackened one remains), no ridge. At left-hand end a possibly 18th century truss with collar pegged to its face. Cart linhay has two round stone rubble columns. Rear end appears to have been a ground floor cellar with solid front wall; large fireplace with wooden lintel (renewed) in room above. Roof trusses in whole wing have collars pegged to their faces (Listed 1992). Other details: LB UID: 376039.

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