3 And 5, Meddon Street

BIDEFORD

SS4526 MEDDON STREET 842-1/6/168 (South side) Nos.3 AND 5

GV II

House with shop, now converted into 2 houses. Probably C17, remodelled early/mid C19. Solid rendered walls. Slate roof. Rendered chimney on left gable-end; large, old red-brick chimney, its top rebuilt, on rear wall to right (clearly visible from Torridge Hill); small red-brick chimney on rear wall to left. Plan of probably 2 rooms wide and 1 room deep with centre passage. Old rear wing to right. Later lean-tos to rear left. 2 storeys with garret in front range; single-storeyed lean-tos; 3- window range. Central 6-panelled door with knocker (to No 3), the top 2 panels now glazed. Flanking pilasters and cornice on consoles, the cornice continued across former shop-front (now with late C20 door and window) at No 5; matching pilaster and console at right-hand end. Plain sash-window to left of ground storey at No 3. Second-storey and the 2 garret windows have 6-paned sashes. Garret windows start below eaves level and are finished with small triangular gables. INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS4530226310