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Rill House

A Grade II Listed Building in Slapton, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.2933 / 50°17'35"N

Longitude: -3.6578 / 3°39'27"W

OS Eastings: 282012

OS Northings: 45015

OS Grid: SX820450

Mapcode National: GBR QP.91YS

Mapcode Global: FRA 3878.0V4

Plus Code: 9C2R78VR+8V

Entry Name: Rill House

Listing Date: 25 March 1991

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1163828

English Heritage Legacy ID: 99872

ID on this website: 101163828

Location: Slapton, South Hams, Devon, TQ7

County: Devon

District: South Hams

Civil Parish: Slapton

Built-Up Area: Slapton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Slapton St James the Great

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19 May 2023 to update the name and to reformat the text to current standards

SX8245
11/86

SLAPTON
BROOK STREET
Rill House

(Formerly listed as The Old Workhouse)

II
Workhouse, now private house. Dated 1822, converted into house probably in C20. Local slate rubble. Asbestos tile roof with gabled ends. Two lateral stacks at back, one truncated, the other with rendered and heightened shaft with yellow clay louvred pots.

Plan: rectangular plan, original internal arrangement uncertain but there appear to be two rooms with lateral fireplaces at the back and a central entrance at the front. In the C20 a large extension was built at the rear.

Exterior: three storeys. Symmetrical three window front the windows and doorway displaced slightly to the right. Small window openings, smaller at the top, with cambered stone arches, slate sills and late C19 or C20 two-light casements with glazing bars. The centre second floor window has keystone inscribed '1822 W.A.'. Central doorway with C20 glazed door and canopy. The right hand end abuts Brook Cottage and the left hand end has C20 glazed door on right, two-light casement to left and small C20 window in gable. At the rear a C20 two storey slate hung extension.

Interior: not inspected.

There are lateral fireplaces at the back of each room, one with cambered timber lintel, the other has a brick arch. Said to have been built from the rent of the curate's house, now Old Walls (qv).

Listing NGR: SX8200645017

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