24, High Street

BARNSTAPLE

SS558332 HIGH STREET 684-1/8/131 (East side) 31/08/88 No.24

GV II

House, now shop and offices. Early or mid C19. Rendered, solid walls, probably of brick. Slated roof, hipped at the front. Wide, old red brick chimney with 7 pots on centre of ridge. 3 storeys. 1-window range to High Street, 4-window return to Paternoster Row; corner rounded. Ground storey has C20 shop front continued on to part of return front; remainder of latter has only blocked openings at this level, apart from a C20 door at east end. Upper storeys have triple barred sashes at the front: 6 panes in centre, 2 at the sides. 8-paned sashes in the return front. Sashes are all C20 replacements, except for the 2 eastern windows in each storey of the return front. Deep, projecting eaves cornice to both fronts. Rear wall to churchyard has a blocked window in each upper storey; sash with one upright glazing bar in gable. INTERIOR not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: the building occupies an important position on the corner of Paternoster Row, backing on to St Peter's Church.

Listing NGR: SS5580533214