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Latitude: 50.4315 / 50°25'53"N
Longitude: -3.6896 / 3°41'22"W
OS Eastings: 280095
OS Northings: 60438
OS Grid: SX800604
Mapcode National: GBR QL.MCSK
Mapcode Global: FRA 375X.6FT
Plus Code: 9C2RC8J6+J5
Entry Name: Birdwood House
Listing Date: 25 March 1969
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1236352
English Heritage Legacy ID: 427321
ID on this website: 101236352
Location: Totnes, South Hams, Devon, TQ9
County: Devon
District: South Hams
Civil Parish: Totnes
Built-Up Area: Totnes
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Totnes St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: House
1.
5180 HIGH STREET
(South Side)
No 44
(Birdwood House)
SX 8060 SW 1/56 25.3.69.
II GV
2.
Later C16 or early C17 merchant's house of "deux corps de batiments" type, still
retaining the little and great courts at the rear. Refronted late C18. The building
was formerly known as Somerset House, later as Paynes House. Formerly the residence
of the Babbage family and also of William Payne, innkeeper, and mayor in 1707 and
1728 Dr Roger Birdwood, mayor in 1781, 1789 and 1795 also lived here. 3 storeys
and central dormer. Symmetrical front with 3 windows. Hipped Welsh slate roof
with rendered stacks and projecting eaves with coved cornice. Plastered front still
retaining moulded granite corbel of former 1st floor jetty. Flat headed casement
dormer with glazing bars. Architraved sash windows with glazing bars. Ground floor
3 bay loggia over pavement carried by granite Tuscan columns bearing entablature.
Central doorway with rectangular fanlight and raised and fielded panel door. Interior
with late C18 open well staircase to upper floors with carved brackets, turned balusters,
octagonal column newels and moulded, ramped handrails. Interior remodelled earlier
C19. At rear C16 detached kitchen block connected to house by passage on site of
former gallery.
Former kitchen block 2 storeys. 1 window. Bitumenised Welsh slate roof. Devonian,
random linestone rubble gable wall. Close-studded timber-framed front with chamfered
studs and bressumers. Plaster panels. 1st floor with 4 light, mullioned window
with ogee mouldings and C19 fenestration. Ground floor with remains of similar
3 light window. At rear of kitchen and connected by passage 3 storey warehouse
Welsh slate roof. Devonian limestone rubble gable wall. Slate-hung timber framed
front with modern openings. (M Laithwaite).
Listing NGR: SX8009560438
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