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Gidley House (Marked on O S Map As Gidley Arms Inn)

A Grade II Listed Building in Meshaw, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9492 / 50°56'57"N

Longitude: -3.751 / 3°45'3"W

OS Eastings: 277097

OS Northings: 118099

OS Grid: SS770180

Mapcode National: GBR L4.NKL6

Mapcode Global: FRA 361L.LHZ

Plus Code: 9C2RW6XX+MJ

Entry Name: Gidley House (Marked on O S Map As Gidley Arms Inn)

Listing Date: 14 October 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1107300

English Heritage Legacy ID: 97441

ID on this website: 101107300

Location: North Devon, EX36

County: Devon

District: North Devon

Civil Parish: Meshaw

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Meshaw St John

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


MESHAW
SS 71 NE
4/36 Gidley House (marked on O.S. map
- as Gidley Arms Inn)
- II
House, later an inn, now again a house. Stated to have dated beam in roof:- "1826",
some C20 internal refitting, large C20 addition at the rear. Coursed and squared
local rubble in alternating thick and thin bands, deep eaves, hipped slate roof,
lead ridges, very large end roughcast stacks.
Plan: symmetrical frontage, central entrance hall with staircase, large drawing
room to right running the full depth of the house, dining room to left running to
half the depth of the house, behind it a small parlour, kitchen wing at rear rebuilt
C20.
Exterior: symmetrical 2 storeys, 3 bays, 16-pane sash windows, large to ground
floor, slightly smaller on first floor, rubble voussoirs to flat-arch heads.
Central door opening, paired C20 glazed doors in a conforming style. Left return
with two 2-light wooden mullioned-and-transomed windows.
Interior: with some refitting, retains much co-eval joinery including doors,
architraves and the dog-leg staircase with stick balusters, moulded handrail and a
turned newel at its foot; drawing room and hall with simple Regency plasterwork,
cornices and ceiling centres.


Listing NGR: SS7709718099

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