Description

CREDITON

SS826000 MARKET STREET
672-1/5/121 (West side)
11/10/72 No.2
(Formerly Listed as:
MARKET STREET
Nos.2-6 (Consecutive))

GV II

House, now used as offices. c.1836, part of a substantial
development centred on moving the market from the High Street.
Flemish bond red brick with original pointing; slate roof
behind parapet; end stacks with brick shafts. Italianate
style.
Plan: Double depth, 2 rooms wide with central entrance and
stair. Exterior: 3 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay front with left
and right stuccoed pilasters. Platbands at first and second
floor levels are carried out round the pilasters, as is the
moulded cornice below the parapet. Central, stuccoed Ionic
doorcase (matching the Ship(q.v.),to left) with an entablature
and cornice. Round-headed doorway has panelled reveals with an
original fanlight with spoke glazing bars and margin panes
with stained glass. C20 small-pane timber front door replacing
the original. All windows original with moulded architraves.
Ground floor windows in segmental-headed recesses, glazed with
segmental-headed 12-pane sashes. 3 first floor high-transomed
casements with margin panes. 3 second floor round-headed sash
windows with spoke glazing bars.
Interior: Not inspected but noted as having stick baluster
stair with a ramped handrail; other features of interest may
survive. Said to have been used as a rent office by the Buller
estate.
The market area development is surprisingly sophisticated
architecturally for a small provincial town and the surviving
buildings form an important group.

Listing NGR: SS8320900342

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26276050

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
• 
  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
• 
  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)