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Latitude: 50.8106 / 50°48'38"N
Longitude: -4.3528 / 4°21'10"W
OS Eastings: 234331
OS Northings: 103864
OS Grid: SS343038
Mapcode National: GBR KB.Y93M
Mapcode Global: FRA 16SY.D23
Plus Code: 9C2QRJ6W+6V
Entry Name: 2 and 3, High Street
Listing Date: 18 December 1989
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1104944
English Heritage Legacy ID: 91940
ID on this website: 101104944
Location: Holsworthy, Torridge, Devon, EX22
County: Devon
District: Torridge
Civil Parish: Holsworthy
Built-Up Area: Holsworthy
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Holsworthy St Peter and St Paul
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
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SS3403 HOLSWORTHY HIGH STREET (North side)
16/68 Nos 2 and 3
GV II
Shops with offices. Late C19. Brick or rendered brickwork, some stone dressings, slate
roofs. A group of three (now 2) Italiante shops with offices or accommodation above, set
to the curve of the street, with back wings containing very narrow light well. In 3
storeys plus attic; at ground floor are 3 shop fronts in simple detail with plate glass,
that to No 3 (House of Hair) far right retaining 4 vertical panes and set-back door with
large transom light. Divided by stone pilaster strips with horizontal grooving and
decorative foliated caps carrying pair of brackets in continuous fascia below moulded
continuous cornice topped by good decorative cast-iron balustrade. Each of 3 fronts
has two pairs of windows at first and second floor with moulded architrave and decorative
bay to arched heads carried on bracket capitals at responds and central detached
colonnette. Pilaster bands carry through to cornice blocking and parapet with moulded
cill band to second floor. Central to middle, curved unit a raised section supported by
scrolls and containing pair of small arched lights to each side unit and 2 round-headed
dormers. No 2 (Pretty Maid) is rendered at the front. Plain gable returns plate glass
sashes in set-backs to light wells. Broad brick stack at north end of No. 3.
A vigorous and little altered late Victorian composition holding an important position
at a street junction and near the church, opposite No 3 North Road (qv) in similar style.
Listing NGR: SS3433103864
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