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HER Number: | MDV75921 |
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Name: | 1 and 2 The Retreat, off Gold Street, Tiverton |
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Summary
Three storey house in a back court off Gold Street, early or mid 18th century with lean-to addition on left. One of the earliest back-court buildings to remain in Tiverton, the mullioned-and-transomed windows in the rear wall are a rare survival.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 956 125 |
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Map Sheet: | SS91SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Tiverton |
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District | Mid Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | TIVERTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 485425
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (XVII to XVIII - 1700 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
English Heritage, 2009, List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV343181.
House in a back court off Gold Street.Early or mid 18th century with lean-to addition on left. Red brick on a stone rubble plinth rendered at the front and right-hand side, partly painted at the back. Slated roof. Red brick chimneys on left side wall and rear wall.
Exterior: three storeys with semi-basement and garret; added lean-to is single-storey. Three window wide with blank area to right. Doorway, in place of right-hand ground storey window, has four-panelled door, the two lower panels flush; three-paned fanlight. Above it a flat moulded wooden hood on shaped brackets. Late 20th century glazed wooden door in place of left-hand ground storey window. Flush framed sash windows in middle of ground and second storeys, the former eight-paned, the latter two-paned. A pair of wooden two-light casement windows to right of third storey, each light of eight panes except for the missing left light of the left-hand window. Other windows have mid or late 20th century metal frames. Small wooden eaves cornice. Dormer window to left. Rear wall (visible from a courtyard accessible to the public) has to right (north) of ground storey two segmental-headed windows containing original mullioned-and-transomed window frames; two lights in the left-hand window contain leaded glass. Blocked window above in second storey, which may contain similar frame under cement. At left end of third storey a blocked two-light window with wooden frame. Right-hand (south) side wall has three -light sash window in ground storey, the middle sashes six-paned. Two-light wooden casement window in garret with six panes per light. Interior: not inspected.
History: this house, along with Nos 3 and 4 is important as one of the earliest back-court buildings to remain in Tiverton, where this type of development was once common. The wooden barred sashes in the front and side walls contribute considerably to its architectural character; the mullioned-and-transomed windows in the rear wall are a rare survival.
Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV341569 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. [Mapped feature: #102985 ] |
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SDV343181 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: English Heritage. 2009. List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest. Historic Houses Register. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV75211 | Related to: 3 The Retreat, off Gold Street, Tiverton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Feb 22 2012 9:17AM |
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