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HER Number: | MDV95997 |
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Name: | 78 and 79 The Rock, Pilton Street, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Two houses, remodelled in the late 19th or early 20th century. No.79 is 17th century or earlier in origin and appears to have been part of a single build with No.80.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 557 340 |
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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 | PILTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref: 485749
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (XVII to XIX - 1601 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
2 houses. No.79 is certainly C17 or earlier in origin and appears to have been part of a single build with No.80 (qv). Both these houses remodelled in the late C19 or early C20. Roughcast; slate roof; right end stack with stone shaft and old pot. Left end stack with rendered shaft and 2 old pots. No.79 retains a single-depth main range with one heated room to the right with a newel stair rising from it and a cross passage to the left. Blocked doorway to No.80. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2:2-window range, 3 windows to the ground floor. No.79 has a half-glazed C20 front door to the left; recessed C20 front door to the right of No.78. Ground-floor windows mixture of small-pane casements and sashes. 4 first-floor gabled dormers glazed with one over one-pane sashes with margin panes. Interior: No.79 inspected. Chamfered ground-floor beams with pyramidal stops and newel stair. First-floor partitions appear to be secondary, ceiling plastered over the trusses with no access to apex-trusses appear to have cruck-like feet and large purlins. Said to be garderobe off top of stair. No.78 may contain features of interest.
Sources / Further Reading
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. [Mapped feature: #109909 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV95998 | Related to: 80 Pilton Street, Barnstaple (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | May 8 2013 11:46AM |
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