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Latitude: 51.0783 / 51°4'42"N
Longitude: -4.0583 / 4°3'29"W
OS Eastings: 255911
OS Northings: 133018
OS Grid: SS559330
Mapcode National: GBR KQ.DCQT
Mapcode Global: FRA 26D8.DT3
Plus Code: 9C3Q3WHR+8M
Entry Name: Birmingham Midshires Building Society
Listing Date: 31 December 1973
Last Amended: 29 September 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1385353
English Heritage Legacy ID: 485815
ID on this website: 101385353
Location: Barnstaple, North Devon, EX32
County: Devon
District: North Devon
Civil Parish: Barnstaple
Built-Up Area: Barnstaple
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Barnstaple St Peter and St Mary Magdalene
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: Architectural structure
BARNSTAPLE
SS5533SE THE SQUARE
684-1/7/235 (North side)
31/12/73 Birmingham Midshires Building
Society
(Formerly Listed as:
THE SQUARE
(North side)
Bale's Garage)
GV II
House, now offices. Probably early or mid C18, slightly
altered in early/mid C19. Solid rendered walls. Steeply
pitched hipped slated roof. Plan appears to be L-shaped, with
1-room-deep ranges facing S and W. An old photograph shows the
door in the middle of S front.
3 storeys with garret. Each of the 2 fronts is 3-window range.
Ground storey wholly altered with late C20 display windows.
Upper-storey windows have 6-paned sashes in box-frames; centre
windows in each front are blind. Front facing S has
full-height flanking pilasters. Bracketed eaves cornice on
both fronts, continued on return front to right; latter has a
blind window in each storey. Hipped dormer with 2-paned sashes
and boxed eaves cornice, facing south; a late C20 dormer on
the hip at either end.
INTERIOR inspected only on ground floor. This has been wholly
altered in late C20; upper floors also said to be altered.
Included for group value.
Listing NGR: SS5591133018
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