25, Castle Street

BARNSTAPLE

SS5533SE CASTLE STREET 684-1/7/86 (North East side) 31/08/88 No.25

GV II

Shop, formerly house and business premises. C17 or possibly earlier, remodelled early or mid C19; re-fronted late C19. Plastered stone rubble, with alterations in brick some of it timber-bonded; added front is of red brick (English garden-wall bond) with stone dressings. Roof of front range slated, remainder covered with corrugated iron. Front range has brick chimney on right-hand gable, and base of another on left-hand gable. Large stone chimney on rear gable of rear wing; added brick shaft on top. Rear verge has stone stack, now visible only in roof-space, at left-hand end. Plan consists of a range parallel to street with a rear wing at right-angle to it on left-hand side; this abuts a rear range, also parallel to the street, forming a courtyard with buildings on 3 sides. The front range has been cut through the ground story of whole building on the right-hand side, probably in C19. 2 storeys. Front has shop window in centre of ground storey with doorway to left and carriage-entrance to right. Upper storey has canted bay window with moulded base to left; pair of sash windows to right. Bracketed eaves cornice. Courtyard has C19 sashes and wood casements, most of them with glazing bars. 8-paned sash under rear carriage-arch. INTERIOR: only partly inspected, but appears to have been considerably remodelled in C19. However, there are likely to be early fireplaces, beams and other features concealed under plaster. Roof-spaces not accessible, except for rear range which has heavy timbers of C17 or earlier. Truss at left-hand end (probably typical) has a halved collar with plain ends set into the principals; threaded purlins and ridge. Town houses with this type of courtyard plan are rare in Devon.

Listing NGR: SS5567833172