The Market House

SX 7087 CHAGFORD THE SQUARE, Chagford

6/162 The Market House - 20.2.52 GV II

Market house. Built in 1862 on site of former market house, modernised circa 1970. Granite stone rubble with granite ashlar detail; slate roof. Plan: octagonal market house facing south-east. The rear section has always contained public lavatories either side of a small room. The front was originally open but is now filled with small shops. Front door to central stairwell up to a first floor room in the roofspace. Exterior: the front side contains a large 2-centred arched doorway with chamfered surround. Its head is filled with an iron grille. There is a gable above containing an uninscribed plaque. The flanking 2 sides have now been filled with shops. The corner posts between has a battered plinths and soffit-chamfered caps. The lavatories each have a narrow 2-centred arch doorway and the rear room contains a large 2-light window with Decorated Gothic tracery. Pyramid roof has gabled dormers containing arch-headed fixed pane windows and, at the apex, a louvred lantern topped by a narrow spire and wrought iron weather vane. Interior modernised circa 1970. The site is that of a C16 market house and court house; first mentioned 1574. Source: Devon SMR.

Listing NGR: SX7005787547