Description

BARNSTAPLE

SS558331SE BOUTPORT STREET
684-1/9/42 (East side)
31/12/73 Nos.55, 55A AND 56
(Formerly Listed as:
BOUTPORT STREET
(East side)
Nos.55 AND 56)

GV II

House or houses in a range of one build. C17, remodelled early
C18. Solid rendered front; stone rubble rear wall. Tarred
slated roof. Red brick chimney on ridge, off-centre to left.
Another large, diagonally-set one behind ridge at right-hand
end. 2 storeys with garret. 8-window range. Ground storey has
3 late C20 shop fronts. In upper storey the 3 left-hand
windows have 6-paned late C20 wood casements imitating sashes.
The 5 right-hand windows have plain sashes in recessed
box-frames. Boxed eaves cornice with close-set brackets. Above
the 5 right-hand windows a pair of hipped dormers; each has
flanking panelled pilasters and 2-light wood casements with 6
panes per light.
INTERIORS: No.55 has ovolo-moulded ceiling beam in ground
storey. Foot of late C20 roof truss visible upstairs. The 2
right-hand shops have no visible early features; rooms above
not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS5591833118

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26664845

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990