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Shute House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Shute, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7676 / 50°46'3"N

Longitude: -3.0568 / 3°3'24"W

OS Eastings: 325569

OS Northings: 96978

OS Grid: SY255969

Mapcode National: GBR PF.D26N

Mapcode Global: FRA 47H1.T3H

Plus Code: 9C2RQW9V+27

Entry Name: Shute House

Listing Date: 8 May 1967

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1171008

English Heritage Legacy ID: 88152

ID on this website: 101171008

Location: Shute, East Devon, EX13

County: Devon

District: East Devon

Civil Parish: Shute

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Shute St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: English country house

Description


SY 29 NE SHUTE HADDON ROAD 10/475 8.5.67 Shute House

II*

Large country house in landscaped park. Divided into flats. Built 1787-90 for Sir John Pole who in 1787 bought Old Shute House (Shute Barton) qv.

Large stuccoed house with slate hipped roof, parapet rusticated quoins and stringcourses. North entrance front. Three storeys and basement and five bays. Sash windows with glazing bars. Central round-arched pilastered portico in stone with pediment.

Low flanking quadrant walls (screening service wings) with niches containing urns and terminating in two storey, four bay pavilions, also with rusticated quoins, parapets and hipped roofs.

South garden front 3:1:3 bays left and right full-height semi-circular bays with sashes, some retaining glazing bars. Central flight of steps with cast iron balustrade. First floor windows have iron balconettes. Set back right and left the rear walls of the service wings have blind arcading. Interior: contains Adam style rooms with moulded plaster ceilings, marble chimneypieces and staircase with wrought iron balustrade. Contains a private theatre of circa 1900, in north east wing, the moulded plaster ceiling and proscemium arch have been retained. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SY2556996978

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