MDE21000 - School House, Market Street, Lynton (Building)

Summary

A mid 19th Century cottage of narrow coursed local stone. It was used as the school house to the neighbouring school.

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Full Description

School house, market street. Early or mid c19 cottage, narrow coursed local stone, 2 storey, l-plan, fairly steep slate roof, gables with ornamental barge boards. Wood casements with rough voussoirs to flat arches, also above entrance. [1] in Market Street, but set well back, is School House, a mid 19th Century detached cottage of painted stone rubble with a roof in graded Delabole slate. Elevation detail is quite plain, although the slate hung stacks are a distinctive feature. There is a plank front door and casement windows with horizontal glazing bars set in flat stone voussoir heads with projecting sills. [2] The building was visited in April 2012 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. It received a BAR score of 6. [3]

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Index: Department of the Environment. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest . HHR: Lynton (3 Sept 1973) 14.
  • <2> Report: Fisher, J.. 2002. Lynton: Conservation Area Character Appraisal. 16-17.
  • <3> Report: Lawrence, G.. 2014. Exmoor National Park: Rapid condition survey of listed buildings 2012-13.

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Other Statuses/References

  • 2012-3 Building At Risk Score (6): 858/1/4/38
  • Devon SMR Monument ID: 24079
  • Devon SMR: SS74NW/140
  • Local List Status (No)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 7203 4930 (14m by 11m)
Map sheet SS74NW
Civil Parish LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Jun 11 2021 8:40AM

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