71A, Fore Street

BUCKFASTLEIGH

SX7466 FORE STREET 1011-1/7/95 (North side) 06/01/83 No.71A

GV II

House. Probably C17 in origin and single phase with No.71 (qv), with later alterations including late C18 or early C19 refenestration. Stuccoed and blocked out, possibly timber-framed; asbestos slate roof, gabled at ends; rear left lateral stack with rendered shaft; cast-iron rainwater goods. Plan: single-depth plan, 2 rooms wide with a probably secondary rear right wing associated with a court. The main block had 2 heated rooms divided by a through-passage with winder stair to the rear. Right-hand passage partition removed and right end stack removed. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 2-window front. Recessed central C19 half-glazed front door, the lower panels flush; doorcase with pilasters, entablature, moulded cornice on consoles and panelled reveals with fielded panels. The right return, facing into the court has a rear wing gabled to the court, partly constructed of brick, and a side door. INTERIOR: chamfered cross beam at partition between 2 ground-floor rooms, left-hand room has open fireplace with iron lintel. Winder stair to rear of former passage with lintel, probably of a blocked mullioned stair window. First floor retains 2-panel early C18 doors. Principal rafters visible on first floor are straight. Walling of passage to rear service room stud with stone rubble infill.

Listing NGR: SX7406266149