Description

7X 45 SE MAKER-WITH-RAME MOUNT EDGCUMBE COUNTRY PARK

7/202 The White Seat (also known as
Harbour View Seat)

GV II

Seat. C18. Sandstone rubble, rendered rear wall. Rectangular building with open
front facing north, giving a view over Plymouth Sound. Possibly formerly had roof
over. Rear wall and side walls with plaster moulded cornice to side walls. Rear
wall rendered. 2 granite steps lead up to the platform, with sockets along top
step, possibly formerly had rails to piers along front. About 5 metres wide. Rev.
Shaw, in Early Tours of Devon and Cornwall, 1788: "Descending now the common walk to
the house we came to the White alcove on the drywalks (so called) which fronts full
north, and gives a beautiful perspective up the harbour...". The White Seat may
originally have been painted white.

Listing NGR: SX4509652381

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26433389

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings