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Village Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Down St. Mary, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8257 / 50°49'32"N

Longitude: -3.7863 / 3°47'10"W

OS Eastings: 274285

OS Northings: 104423

OS Grid: SS742044

Mapcode National: GBR L3.X8M7

Mapcode Global: FRA 26YX.BS3

Plus Code: 9C2RR6G7+7F

Entry Name: Village Hall

Listing Date: 20 November 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1242599

English Heritage Legacy ID: 442060

ID on this website: 101242599

Location: Down St Mary, Mid Devon, EX17

County: Devon

District: Mid Devon

Civil Parish: Down St. Mary

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Down St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


DOWN ST MARY DOWN ST MARY
SS 70 SW
2/171 Village Hall

GV II

Village hall, former school. Circa 1880. Snecked volcanic stone with volcanic
ashlar quoins and Bathstone detail; red tile roof with plain and crested ridge
tiles. Open hall with southern gable end facing south onto village green. C20
service rooms on left side and original entrance porch on right side. Gable-ended
main block with tall gables. Continuous low moulded dripmould around building and
lower section of wall is slightly battered. South front includes main window
comprising a group of 3 trefoil-headed lancets, the central taller than the outer,
and all under same relieving arch. Above, near top of gable is an oculus window
containing a quatrefoil. Each gable has plain coping. Right (east side) includes
a 3-light square-headed stone window with chamfered mullions. Entrance porch to
rear under monopitch roof. Outer side has range of timber windows with heavy
mullions between and in front end is a 2-centred arched doorway. Rear gable end
has a window made up of 3 trefoil headed lancets all the same height and there is
a ventilator near the gable top. Interior not inspected.
The old school looks like part of the Rev. W T A Radford's architectural scheme
for the village centre.


Listing NGR: SS7428804422

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