No 21 And Attached Railings

CHARD

ST3308 HOLYROOD STREET 756-1/4/138 (East side) 29/07/76 No.21 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: HOLYROOD STREET (East side) Nos.21 AND 23)

GV II

House, now offices. Late C16, remodelled in mid C19. Roughcast; crested slate roof with stone coping and moulded kneelers to main building; brick stacks with stone cornices. 3-unit through-passage plan with C19 forward extensions to left and right; that to the right, No.23, is now a separate dwelling called Wing House (qv). The left forward extension is single-storey with a separate hipped roof; stone coping to a parapet which sweeps up to the eaves of the main building, and clasped pilasters with recessed panels to the corners; C19 tripartite sash and a pedimented doorcase with pilasters and panelled reveals, face the central courtyard. The central block runs behind the length of the left extension. The remainder of the exposed facade of the central block is now symmetrical 3-window range with an inserted door to the far right; this leads to a C19 rear extension, now another property. All windows are C19 and have label moulds; the first-floor centre is a margin-pane sash, all others are tripartite with consoles to the tops of the mullions; those on the ground floor are wider. A Tuscan doorcase projects into the flagged courtyard. INTERIOR: retains some original timbers including stop-chamfered cross-beams; most of the the doors are early C19 six-panel. The central hall is stone-flagged; an early C19 staircase with a mahogany handrail wreathed round a turned newel is to the rear right; a beam rests on the lintel of the tripartite window to the front. The room to the right has a similar beam and parts of a studded screen against the through-passage; to the rear end is a low Tudor arch; to the right rear corner more studding is exposed. The room to the left is of c1840 character, retaining its cornice, dado-rail and skirting boards; a black marble fire-surround, French windows with circular, semi-circular and margin panes and working double-folding shutters. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: C19 railings with foliate tops front the courtyard, the central double gates have a diamond-shaped frieze to the base.

Listing NGR: ST3220408390