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| HER Number: | MDV95977 |
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| Name: | 2 Union Place, Barnstaple |
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Summary
House incorporated with 1 Union Place to form a hotel. Early 19th century, with later addition on right-hand side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 562 327 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref: 485846
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Early, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Union Place' shown. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Map object based on this source.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
Formerly Listed as: Union Place No.2 (Fortescue House).
House, now hotel incorporated with No.1 (qv). Early C19, with later addition on right-hand side. Rendered, solid walls, probably of stone or brick. Slated roof with red-ridge tiles. Probably a double-depth plan with stair in centre of rear section; unusual in having entrance through left-hand gable wall. 2 storeys. 3-window range to garden. Outer windows in each storey have 8-paned sashes, except for the lower ground-storey sashes which have 12 panes. In centre of ground storey is a tall, round-headed niche; 6-pane sashes above. Side wall to left (visible from New Road) has round-arched doorway. Above it, in gable, a small casement window with pointed arch; window is mullioned and transomed, each of the 2 lights with its own pointed arch. To right in each storey a plain sash window. Right-hand side wall has gable window with pointed arch and glazing matching that in the left-hand side wall. Rear wall has small-paned sashes including the tall stair 12-pane window in centre. Both rear and right-hand side walls are visible from Holy Trinity churchyard. Interior not inspected. This house, together with No 1 Union Place (qv), has group value both with Nos 1-6 Union Terrace (qv), Taw Vale, to the south-west, and Holy Trinity Church (qv) to the north-east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV95976 | Related to: 1 Union Place, Barnstaple (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 7 2013 12:25PM |
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