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Flete

A Grade I Listed Building in Holbeton, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.3463 / 50°20'46"N

Longitude: -3.9299 / 3°55'47"W

OS Eastings: 262782

OS Northings: 51382

OS Grid: SX627513

Mapcode National: GBR Q6.VQ98

Mapcode Global: FRA 28N3.W8Z

Plus Code: 9C2R83WC+G2

Entry Name: Flete

Listing Date: 29 March 1960

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1107820

English Heritage Legacy ID: 100393

ID on this website: 101107820

Location: South Hams, Devon, PL21

County: Devon

District: South Hams

Civil Parish: Holbeton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Tagged with: English country house

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Description


SX 65 SW HOLBETON
5/112
29/3/60 Flete

GV I


Large country house situated in a landscaped park formerly the seat of Lord Mildmay.
The earliest part was built in C16 and substantially rebuilt circa 1620 for Sir
Charles Hele. Additions of early and late C18. Heavily remodelled in Gothic Style
in 1835 and again remodelled and extended in 1878 by R. Norman Shaw retaining the
early C17 house to the south west. Built of rock-faced coursed limestone with
granite dressings. The original C16 house to the south west is two storeyed with a
five gabled west elevation the centre projecting and with a projecting gabled dining
room wing to right (south west) thought to have originally been the great hall. The
1835 gothic style remodelling, obliterated the early and late C18 classical work. In
1878 Norman Shaw remodelled the whole house (except for the C16 south west parts),
and rebuilt the north west kitchen wing and added the tower porch on the north side
creating an enormous castellated Tudor style mansion, with asymmetrical elevations.
Three storeys, rising to four and five storey towers. The long north entrance front
has a large five-storey tower with turrets and a two-storeyed oriel over a
four-centred arch porch doorway. Niches in the side walls of the tower contain
figures. Semi-circular and splayed bays and oriels on the south and west elevations
and a four storey square tower on the south east corner. Large three storey
semi-circular bay in the south west angle. The south elevation of the kitchen wing
has a square bay on the west end, an oriel near the centre and a massive stack
between with set-offs and a cluster of circular flues. The stack is bridged over a
service passageway beneath.
Interior: Designed by Shaw but with some of the detailing by J.A. Heaton
W H Lascelles and W.R. Lethaby. Richly decorated in Jacobean style with pannelling,
Italianate plasterwork and elaborate chimneypieces. Features include a large framed
staircase, gallery with double flight of stairs at one end and a galleried music
room.
Flete was a Saxon estate, the manor being held by the Damarell family from 1066 to
Edward III.
References: Country Life Vol. 38, November 29th 1915
Andrew Saint, "Richard Norman Shaw", pages 211 to 216


Listing NGR: SX6278251382

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