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8, Cross Street
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Grade II* listed building · Historic England

8, Cross Street

Cross Street, Barnstaple

Listed Grade II* since 195175 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About 8, Cross Street

The house at 8, Cross Street is one of 13 Grade II* listed buildings in Barnstaple and about 22,127 in England. It was among the first 48 buildings in Barnstaple to be listed, on 19 January 1951. It stands in the Barnstaple - Town Centre conservation area, designated in 1969. Within 400 metres are 3 more Grade I buildings and 193 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1385114↗

Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 5.8% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 15 minutes

Cross Street, Barnstaple · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

78 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

Show the other 60
II85, High Street61 mII90, High Street62 mII84, High Street64 mII91, High Street64 mII83, High Street67 mII92, High Street68 mIIWest View69 mII81 and 82, High Street70 mII23, Castle Street71 mIIQueen Annes Court Including Former Ambulance Station Fronting Commercial Road71 mIITome Stone under Centre of Queen Annes Walk71 mII93, High Street73 mII*Three Tuns Inn74 mIIGates and Gate Piers at West Entrance to Paternoster Row76 mIIBuilding Behind Queen Annes Walk (Over 60'S Club)77 mII94, High Street77 mIIGarage at East End of the Anchor Public House (The Anchor Public House Not Included)79 mIQueen Annes Walk79 mII24, High Street80 mII22 and 23, High Street81 mII25 and 25A, High Street81 mII19, High Street81 mII26 and 27, High Street82 mII18, High Street84 mIIRear Part Only88 mII*The Guildhall91 mII97, High Street91 mIIBuilding Behind Number 19 High Street96 mII15, High Street99 mII98, High Street100 mII14, High Street102 mII29, High Street104 mII99, High Street104 mII13, High Street106 mII75, High Street106 mII30, High Street106 mIIBus Station Offices109 mII31, High Street109 mII*Church of St Peter and St Mary Magdalene including the Doddridge Library109 mII14, Holland Walk112 mII8-11, Holland Walk116 mII32 and 33, High Street117 mII74, High Street119 mII9-12, High Street119 mIIFour Lamp Posts [Outside Numbers 7 and 8 the Inn on the Strand and Jenny Wrens Tea Rooms and Queen Annes Walk]122 mIIIron Bollards Across Southern End of Church Lane to West of Paiges Almshouses123 mIIPair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Approximately 6 Metres South of Bus Station Offices124 mII73, High Street124 mII*Paiges Almshouses127 mII*Old School Coffee House Formerly Horwoods School131 mIIIron Bollards Across Northern End of Lane to West of Church House135 mIIPump in Courtyard of Horwoods Almshouses135 mII1-16, Butchers Row135 mII104, High Street135 mII*Horwoods Almshouses138 mIIPannier Market142 mIIChurch House144 mII105, High Street144 mIIParish Hall Including Boundary Wall and Gates Enclosing Front Lawn146 mII5, High Street148 m
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Questions about 8, Cross Street

Is 8, Cross Street listed?

Yes. 8, Cross Street is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1385114), first listed on 19 January 1951.

Can you visit 8, Cross Street?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is 8, Cross Street in a conservation area?

Yes, the Barnstaple - Town Centre conservation area, designated in 1969.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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