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HER Number: | MDV75528 |
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Name: | Posting House, 10 Lower Meddon Street, Bideford |
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Summary
An early or mid 19th century house with a later addition at the rear. Symmetrical 3-window range with a round-arched central doorway.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 453 263 |
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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 Listed Building Ref (II): 375864
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of National Heritage, 19/04/1993, Bideford, 153 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV338459.
House. Early or mid 19th century in date with a later addition at the rear. Solid rendered walls. Slate roof. Rendered chimney on each gable. Two storeys with basement; garret in rear addition. Symmetrical 3-window range with a round-arched central doorway. Latter has raised cement surround; door with 8 panels, the lower 4 in form of a St Andrew's Cross; large fanlight with very thin radial bars. Windows have 8-paned sashes; raised cement surround, the lintel projecting slightly at each end. Eaves cornice with paired brackets. Interior not inspected.
Egeland, P. + Richardson, D. F. L., 1974 - 1975, Development Control Consultations (Un-published). SDV346579.
1974 proposal for conversion of stores and living accommodation. Photograph shows the building with an external staircase leading to a first floor doorway in the position of the present-day central window. The footprint of this staircase is preserved by the surviving stub boundary wall.
Rushton, N., 2006, River Torridge Pipeline, Bideford, Devon: Rapid Archaeological Appraisal, 7, 14 (Report - Interim). SDV342463.
WA 71.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
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. 153. |
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SDV342463 | Report - Interim: Rushton, N.. 2006. River Torridge Pipeline, Bideford, Devon: Rapid Archaeological Appraisal. Wessex Archaeology Report. 62220.01. A4 Stapled. 7, 14. |
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SDV346579 | Un-published: Egeland, P. + Richardson, D. F. L.. 1974 - 1975. Development Control Consultations. Devon County Council Conservation Section Collection. Mixed Archive Material. |
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SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #102614 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4517 - Archaeological Appraisal of River Torridge Pipeline Routes, Bideford, Devon
Date Last Edited: | Oct 17 2012 1:08PM |
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