12, High Street

12 High Street is an early 19th century refronting of an earlier 17th century merchant's house, originally designed in the "deux corps de batiments" style. Although the separate kitchen block and gallery have been demolished, traces of the gallery can still be seen in the west party wall. The property was part of the church's tenement in 1552 and was the residence of the Mitchell family from around 1805 to 1877. Doctor Richard Mitchell, a public orator at Oxford and Head of Magdalen Hall, lived here, and the South Devon Library was also located in this building. In 1810, part of the premises operated as the Seven Stars Inn.

The building has three storeys and features four windows, with the centre windows paired. It has a Welsh slate roof and a plastered, timber-framed front, with masonry party walls. A moulded wooden eaves band runs along the top. The windows are architraved sash windows with glazing bars. The shopfront is wooden and features pilasters that support an entablature with a dentil cornice, although the shop window and doorway have been altered. There is a recessed side entrance with a semi-elliptical arched doorway, which includes a radial fanlight and raised and fielded panelling on the reveals and door.

The rear facade has a hipped slate roof and a front made of Devonian limestone rubble, with early 19th century two-light sash windows that have timber lintels. Inside, there is a notable earlier 17th century panelled wall in the rear ground floor room, decorated with a frieze featuring strapwork and anthemion motifs. The staircase, dating from the late 18th century, has an open well, closed strings, turned balusters, and square newels. The first floor room includes a panelled dado.