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Matford House

A Grade II Listed Building in Exeter, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.718 / 50°43'4"N

Longitude: -3.5163 / 3°30'58"W

OS Eastings: 293052

OS Northings: 92028

OS Grid: SX930920

Mapcode National: GBR P1.99VX

Mapcode Global: FRA 37J5.V81

Plus Code: 9C2RPF9M+6F

Entry Name: Matford House

Listing Date: 18 September 2003

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1390692

English Heritage Legacy ID: 491172

ID on this website: 101390692

Location: St Leonard's, Exeter, Devon, EX2

County: Devon

District: Exeter

Electoral Ward/Division: Newtown and St Leonard's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Exeter

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Exeter St Leonard

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description



871/0/10175 WONFORD ROAD
18-SEP-03 Matford House

GV II
House; now convent. Circa 1840; altered late C19 and late C20. Stuccoed. Slate hipped roof with deep bracketed eaves. Rendered stacks with yellow clay pots.
PLAN: Double-depth plan with central entrance on south west front, two large bays on the north west garden front and service wings to the rear north east.
Italianate style.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 5-bay south west front; windows in eared moulded architraves, ground floor with cambered arches with keyblocks and 12-pane sashes, first floor sashes have C20 leaded panes; moulded stringcourse; central cambered arch doorway with canopy on large console brackets, panelled reveals and panelled and glazed door. 3:1:3 bay north west garden front with elaborate eaves cornice and stringcourse continued around two large 2-storey canted bays with similar fenestration to that at front; set back on left 2-bay service wing with replaced windows. Service wings extend to north east.
INTERIOR: Principal rooms with moulded ceiling cornices, chimneypieces and panelled doors; late C19 staircase with large Jacobethan newels, cast-iron balustrade and heavy moulded handrail; servants' stairs with stick balusters and column newel. Chapel on first floor formed late C20.
Matford House is one of a group of mid C19 stuccoed villas.


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