Description

ILFRACOMBE

SS5247 HILLSBOROUGH ROAD
853-1/7/86 Castle House
15/06/51

II

Detached house on hill with main facade overlooking harbour.
Early C19. Stucco with slate-hanging to southern road facade,
north facade of western extension and its west elevation.
Slated roofs, hipped at east end. Main facade 2 storeys, road
facade 1 storey owing to rise in ground. Main facade of 3
canted bays, the centre bay larger, flanked by single bays;
mostly pointed openings, some windows with traceried panes.
Extension with casements to ground floor and 2-pane sashes to
1st floor. Eastern facade has a 3-light bay of 2-pane sashes
and 3-light canted bay of 18-pane sashes at 1st floor level.
Single-storey road facade of irregular fenestration with 3
sashes, 2 casements and one pointed Gothick window with leaded
panes. INTERIOR not inspected. This house is a particularly
prominent feature of the hillside viewed from the harbour and
may be on the site of a fort known as Ilfracombe Castle and
used in the Civil War.

Listing NGR: SS5228747630

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503830

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)