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Old Church House

A Grade II Listed Building in Colyton, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7411 / 50°44'27"N

Longitude: -3.0703 / 3°4'13"W

OS Eastings: 324575

OS Northings: 94043

OS Grid: SY245940

Mapcode National: GBR PD.VQLM

Mapcode Global: FRA 47G4.1NZ

Plus Code: 9C2RPWRH+CV

Entry Name: Old Church House

Listing Date: 8 May 1967

Last Amended: 19 October 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1098527

English Heritage Legacy ID: 87860

ID on this website: 101098527

Location: Colyton, East Devon, EX24

County: Devon

District: East Devon

Civil Parish: Colyton

Built-Up Area: Colyton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Colyton St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


SY 2494 COLYTON MARKET PLACE
24/182 (north side)
COLYTON

8.5.67 Old Church House (formerly
included as Church House
in High Street)
GV
II

House. Dated 1612. Large stone rubble house with gable end to road. Slate roof
with moulded stone coping to gable ends with stone finials. Three storeys. Front
to street first and second floor five light ground floor four light moulded stone
mullion windows with leaded panes. Moulded stone labels and cills the width of the
house. The dripmould on the ground floor continues over a moulded doorway to the
right with four centred arch. Chimney stack and some moulded mullion windows on
west side. North end (rear) two light window with dripmould and stack.
Interior: much altered. Three Jacobean style overmantles made up from old material
but mostly fake. C17 corbelled stone fireplace. . C18 stone chimneypiece and
small chamfered stone fireplace on second floor with cambered timber lintel.
Staircase either reconstructed or imported, with heavy balusters, moulded string and
massive newels with carved finials of dancing bears. Ceiling beams and some reset
panelling and fragments of medieval painted glass and Victorian stained glass.


Listing NGR: SY2457594043

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