45, Modbury
Description: 45
Grade: II
Date Listed: 25 January 1990
English Heritage Building ID: 99741
OS Grid Reference: SX6596951553
OS Grid Coordinates: 265969, 51553
Latitude/Longitude: 50.3486, -3.8852
Location: 37 Galpin Street, Modbury, Devon PL21 0QB
Locality: Modbury
Local Authority: South Hams
County: Devon
Country: England
Postcode: PL21 0QB
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Listing Text
MODBURY GALPIN STREET
SX 6451-6551
(south side)
7/147
No 45
II
Detached house, formerly with shop or in two dwellings. Early C19. Rendered,
slate roofs. Main block, possibly in two builds, set across steep hill slope on
a platform, has central throughway, small gabled wing to left back and rubble
wing to right. Front is 2 storeys, 3 windows; ground floor has square flat-
roofed C19 bay shop front with recessed central 4-panel door, with fascia in
moulded edge. Glazing in vertical lights, with central mullion. To centre is
panelled door to throughway, under floating stone cornice on consoles, and to
right a canted 2:4:2-pane flat-roofed bay. First floor has three 20-pane
sashes, that to right being set lower than others. Left return has small single
light set high in a piece of projecting wall. Right return has two lights, then
rubble wing with a 4-pane sash above a 3-light casement. Front block has brick
gable stacks, wing has rendered eaves stack. Crested ridging. Interior not
inspected. The building a reminder of the late C18 and early C19 extension of
Galpin Street up the steep hill which was, before the creation of New Street,
the main route through Modbury.
Listing NGR: SX6597451551
Source: English Heritage
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