Listed Building record MDO13145 - Belmont, Pound Street, Lyme Regis
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Summary
Built probably about 1785 for Eleanor Coade, owner of Coade's Patent Artificial Stone Manufactory at Lambeth. Two storey stuccoed front, five sash windows per floor. The ground floor windows are round-headed and have architraves with vermiculated rustications, ornamental impost blocks and keystones with head of Neptune over door and heads of Amphitrite over windows. The central window space is taken up by a six panel door with ornamental band, and radiating fanlight. Guilloche band over ground floor. Plain sash windows first floor. Swagged frieze, cornice parapet surmounted by six Adam-style urns. Vermiculated angle rustications. The whole of the enrichment is in Coade stone; graded II* for this reason and for the fact that it was built for Eleanor Coade.
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Full Description
Built probably about 1785 for Eleanor Coade, owner of Coade's Patent Artificial Stone Manufactory at Lambeth. Two storey stuccoed front, five sash windows per floor. The ground floor windows are round-headed and have architraves with vermiculated rustications, ornamental impost blocks and keystones with head of Neptune over door and heads of Amphitrite over windows. The central window space is taken up by a six panel door with ornamental band, and radiating fanlight. Guilloche band over ground floor. Plain sash windows first floor. Swagged frieze, cornice parapet surmounted by six Adam-style urns. Vermiculated angle rustications. The whole of the enrichment is in Coade stone; graded II* for this reason and for the fact that it was built for Eleanor Coade.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 145.
- <2> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 39 SW 22.
- <3> SWX1213 Scheduling record: Department of the Environment. 31 Jan 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Lyme Regis 1974. Vol 864.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 449823.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 33751 92041 (26m by 23m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY39SW |
| Civil Parish | Lyme Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area 30
- Listed Building (II*) 1230135: BELMONT
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 068 005
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 39 SW 22
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 449823
Record last edited
Jul 29 2016 4:53PM