Description

TIVERTON

SS9512 GOLD STREET, Tiverton
848-1/6/192 (South side)
14/12/72 Nos.19, 21 AND 21A
(Formerly Listed as:
GOLD STREET
(South side)
Nos.19 AND 21)

GV II

Two adjoining shops with accommodation above dating to 1840s.
Mass wall construction, the rear shows local red/purple rubble
with brick shafts. Front has line blocked stucco. Natural
slate roof.
PLAN: each shop is double-depth, one room wide and has end
stacks. Left return has entrance to 21A and stair behind
leading to accommodation above.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys. 2:1-bay front. No.21 has a good C19 shop
front 3 panes plus one return plate glass shop window with
canted door to the right. Each mullion is cast-iron or wooden.
Internally there are 2 substantial cast-iron supports. Deep
fascia and projecting cornice. Recessed doorway with overlight
and 2 panelled door with glazed top panel. Pilaster at
ground-floor level separating shops. First floor has 12-pane
outer hornless sashes and a blocked window in the centre; 3
first floor similar sashes.
No.19 has a late C20 shop front but retains its original
cornice. The entrance to No.21A on left return has a tented
porch canopy on curved brackets. The wall construction here
suggests that the rear of the building may have been extended
or rebuilt at some stage.
INTERIOR: not inspected, but may retain features of interest.

Listing NGR: SS9565712562

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