Description

TIVERTON

SS9512 GOLD STREET, Tiverton
848-1/6/194 (South side)
14/12/72 Nos.33-39 (Odd)

GV II

Terrace of 4 shops with accommodation above; probably purpose
built c1850s. Painted brick in Flemish bond style with red
brick stacks and natural slate roof. Cast-iron rain water
goods.
PLAN: ground floor extensively altered in C20. Nos 33 & 35
knocked into one, including removal of staircase. No.33 has
projecting axial stack remaining. No.37 gutted for C20 shop
use. Between Nos 37 & 39 is a passageway leading to rear and
`Cooks Court'. No.37 probably has flying freehold over
passageway. Nos 37 & 35 share rear lateral stack.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys high plus basement and attic at No.37.
5-bay front. Good pilastered shop fronts with continuous
fascia on right side of passageway making up originally 3
shops. Paired pilasters to central shop and projected moulded
cornice. Plate-glass shop windows with moulded sills and
timber/cast-iron moulded mullions canted into shop doors which
have overlights. Central shop door maybe original; half glazed
above middle rail; others are C20. Pilastered entrance with
cornice and steps down to `Cooks Court' to left of centre of
main range.
Main doorway to No.37 is to left of property and has
pilastered doorcase with deeply projecting cornice broken
forward over pilasters. Panelled door is half-glazed and has
overlight. Door cornice overlaps fascia of shop window to
right with a continuous moulded cornice extending across
second door to right with a pilaster to right side. Second
door is C20, half-glazed, recessed with overlight. 4-light
shop window plus 1-light on return to second doorway. 2-light
second shop window to left of main door. First floor has 5
sash windows, 3 of which are 16-pane hornless. Window over
No.37, to right is 4-pane horned; one over extreme right
entrance to No.33 is a 2-pane hornless sash which may be
missing original glazing bars. Large dormer window over No.37
is casement with 2 leaves containing 6 panes.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORY: owner at No.33 reports a cobbled passageway which
supposedly ran down to the River Lowman.

Listing NGR: SS9572712578

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26664650

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