Castle House is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1951. House. 5 related planning applications.
Castle House
- WRENN ID
- burning-floor-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 June 1951
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
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
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