Grade I listed building · Historic England

Penrose Almhouses

Listed Grade I since 195175 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

HHouseCABarnstaple - Town Centre conservation area1951Listed

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

About

About Penrose Almhouses

Penrose Almhouses is one of 6 Grade I listed buildings in Barnstaple and about 9,341 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 2 more Grade I buildings and 108 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1385215↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% 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

Barnstaple · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Around it

24 more listed buildings within 150 metres

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

IIPump in Courtyard at Penrose Almshouses13 m II14 and 15, Litchdon Street25 m IIExeter Inn26 m II16, Litchdon Street34 m II17, Litchdon Street44 m IILitchdon Pottery Including Bottle Kilns and All Buildings on the Site49 m II18, Litchdon Street56 m IIGarden Walls to Allotment to Rear of Penrose Almshouses57 m II9, Litchdon Street59 m II1 and 2, Trinity Street62 m IIRiverside63 m II3-11, Taw Vale Parade65 m II19, Litchdon Street65 m IIBeachcroft77 m II20, Litchdon Street78 m IIImperial Hotel78 m II1 and 2, Taw Vale Parade83 m IIFive Dolphin Lamp Posts on Embankment Between the Square and Rock Park87 m

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IIRiversvale92 m IISalem Almshouses107 m IINumber 1 and House Adjoining on Right with Attached Walls and Railings122 m IIMulberry Lodge Including Walls and Two Sets of Gate Piers and Right Hand Gates123 m IINumbers 1-13 Including Cottage Behind Number 10 and Garden Wall to Numbers 8 and 9125 m IIK6 Telephone Kiosk Immediately North of the Imperial Hotel128 m

More like it

Grade I houses near Barnstaple

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

South Molton Cemetery ChapelsSouth Molton · 11 mi away

62, Boutport StreetBarnstaple · 0 mi away

Queen Anne's WalkBarnstaple · 0 mi away

Questions about Penrose Almhouses

Is Penrose Almhouses listed?

Yes. Penrose Almhouses is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1385215), first listed on 19 January 1951.

Can you visit Penrose Almhouses?

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

Is Penrose Almhouses in a conservation area?

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

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