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HER Number: | MDV36846 |
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Name: | 23 High Street, Bideford |
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Summary
House with shop, early 19th century. Late 20th century shop front in ground storey.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 452 265 |
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Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Bideford |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BIDEFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/182
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 375822
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHOP (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 19/03/1973, Bideford, 22 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV341487.
Early 19th century attractive 3 storey 1 window stucco front. Upper floors have flank pilasters with incised line ornament. Enriched cove cornice at second floor level. First floor has french casement with gothic glazing bars. Modern shop front.
Department of National Heritage, 19/04/1993, Bideford, 118 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV338459.
House with shop. Early 19th century. Solid rendered front. Slate roof. Red-brick chimney on right side-wall. 3 storeys; 1-window range. Late 20th century shop front in ground storey. Second storey has tall window with moulded architrave; French windows, each 3-paned with margin-panes; transom-lights with intersecting glazing-bars forming Gothic arches. At each end of front a pilaster with a pair of incised lines, scrolled at the top; these support an entablature enriched with anthemions and egg-and-dart. Above is an attic storey with matching pilasters rising to a simple moulded wooden cornice; plastic-framed late 20th century window with imitation glazing-bars. Interior not inspected.
Cox, P. W., 1996, Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Extension to Honestone Street Car Park, Bideford, Devon, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV341484.
Research suggests that burgage tenements of regular width and depth were laid out extending back from the southern frontage of this portion of the High Street, and were stepped up the hillside. They are presumably medieval in origin, although direct evidence of this has not been found.
Ordnance Survey, 2008, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV340009.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV338459 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of National Heritage. 19/04/1993. Bideford. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 118. |
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SDV340009 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2008. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Digital. [Mapped feature: #89186 ] |
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SDV341484 | Report - Assessment: Cox, P. W.. 1996. Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Extension to Honestone Street Car Park, Bideford, Devon. AC Archaeology Report. 6696/1/0. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8. |
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SDV341487 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 19/03/1973. Bideford. Historic Houses Register. Unknown. 22. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4417 - Archaeological Assessment at Honestone Street, Bideford
Date Last Edited: | Jul 30 2012 8:28AM |
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