Description

BIDEFORD

SS4526 TORRINGTON STREET, East-The-Water
842-1/7/267 (East side)
19/03/73 Blacksmiths Arms Public House
(Formerly Listed as:
TORRINGTON STREET
The Blacksmiths Arms Inn)

GV II

Public House. 1741; C20 addition at rear. Solid rendered
walls. Slate roof. Rendered chimney on each gable-end; small
red brick chimney on rear wall. 2 storeys with single-storeyed
structure attached to right-hand end; 3-window range, the
middle window narrower than the outer two; single-storeyed
building has a wide window flanked by 2 doorways. In centre of
main front a round-arched doorway with flanking pilasters and
entablature; 6-panelled door with panelled reveals, the bottom
panels of the latter flush. Windows have barred sashes: 10
over 10 panes at each end, 6 over 6 panes in the centre.
Middle window has keystone with incised initials and date 1 M
M 1741. Whole front flanked by giant Doric pilasters, above
each is a section of architrave and frieze surmounted by a
continuous, heavily-moulded cornice below the eaves.
Single-storeyed building has triple-sashed window: 8 over 8
panes with 4 over 4 panes in the sidelights. Front finished
with a parapet. INTERIOR inspected only in ground-floor bar,
which seems to have been much altered in late C20.

Listing NGR: SS4565226287

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26505075

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Recommended Books

• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
• 
  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)