Coryton House is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. House. 2 related planning applications.

Coryton House

WRENN ID
fallen-portal-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Country
England
Date first listed
7 November 1985
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

Description

House, built in 1836 for Richard Newman and partly financed by Thomas Newman of Manhead. The house is constructed of dressed stone, with the stone brought to course, ashlar quoins, and stone dressings. It has slate roofs with gabled ends and tall rendered paired stone stacks. Described as a "handsome residence in the Elizabethan style" in 1890, the house follows an irregular plan beneath a steeply pitched two-span roof, with the rear (east) span projecting to the south. A single-storey addition was added to the north side around the 1940s, and a porch to the west front.

The house is two storeys and has an attic. The three-bay west front is symmetrical and has a Georgian character, with Tudor detailing. A slightly advanced central gable bay contains a 1836 moulded stone doorway, now behind a 1940s porch with a parapet. Above the doorway is a three-light stone mullioned window with leaded panes, and a single-light casement in a stone architrave within the gable, which is coped with kneelers. Large projecting stone stacks with set-offs flank the gabled bay, the chimneys topped by paired diagonally set shafts with moulded cornices; some ornamental chimney pots remain. The porch and the 1940s addition on the left also feature stone mullioned windows with leaded panes, matching the 1836 stone mullioned windows throughout the house. At the rear, three shafts are corbelled out at first-floor level.

The interior retains 1836 fittings throughout, including the staircase, doors, cornices, and fireplaces. One fireplace in a ground floor room on the front left has been replaced. The Newman family purchased the Coryton estate in 1809, and they still own much of the parish.

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