Totnes › History › Grade II* › Church House Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · tap to enlargeGrade II* listed building · Historic England Church House Listed Grade II* since 1952 74 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings
About About Church House Church House is one of 26 Grade II* listed buildings in Totnes and about 22,127 in England. It was among the first 66 buildings in Totnes to be listed, on 7 January 1952. It stands in the No data available for publication by HE conservation area. Within 400 metres are 6 more Grade I buildings and 246 other listed buildings.
HE Read the official list entry Historic England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1264772 ↗ 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.
The record
Grade Grade II*
First listed 7 January 1952
Type Church
Conservation area No data available for publication by HE
Grid reference SX 80225 60443
Where Totnes, Devon Visit Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes Totnes · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
1 2 3 4 5 © OpenStreetMap contributors Around it 94 more listed buildings within 150 metres Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.
II 9, High Street 9 m II Totnes War Memorial 14 m II 7, High Street 16 m II 12, High Street 17 m II 14 High Street 17 m II* 16 High Street 20 m II 7A, High Street 23 m II 18, High Street 25 m II* 10, 10A and 10B, High Street 25 m II 20, High Street 28 m II 5, High Street 29 m II* 8, High Street 29 m I Church of St Mary 29 m II 15, High Street 33 m II* 22, High Street 34 m II 17, High Street 37 m II 3, High Street 37 m II 4 and 6, High Street 38 m Show the other 76 II 24, High Street 39 m II Tower View at Rear of No 20 44 m II 19, High Street 44 m II* 26, High Street 45 m II Churchyard Wall and Gates of St Mary's Priory Church 46 m II 1, High Street 46 m II 21 and 21A, High Street 50 m II* 28, High Street 50 m II House at Rear of No 19 High Street 52 m II* Eastgate House 54 m I Eastgate (Part of No 2) 54 m II Guildhall Cottage 55 m II 30, High Street 57 m I The Guildhall 57 m II Jasmin Cottage 58 m II 73, Fore Street 58 m II 5 5A, Guildhall Yard 58 m II Eastgate 64 m II Midway House 65 m II South Wall House 65 m II* 32, High Street 65 m II 27, High Street 66 m II 69, Fore Street 69 m II 74, Fore Street 71 m II Hermitage 71 m II 34 and 36, High Street 72 m II 29, High Street 73 m II Town Wall (Rear Curtilage Wall of No 2) Town Wall (South West of and Adjoining No 1) 73 m II Rear Gateway of No 2 from South Street Rear Gateway of No 2 High Street 74 m II 67, Fore Street 75 m II 2, South Street 76 m II 31, High Street 78 m II 72, Fore Street 79 m II* 33, High Street 85 m II Paradise House 85 m I Elizabethan House and Local Museum 86 m II 3A, South Street 86 m II* Priory Gate House 88 m II Little Priory 89 m II Entrance and Passage Adjoining No 4 (Archway House) and Leading to Jasmin Cottage and Tower View 89 m II 35 and 37, High Street 92 m II* 68, Fore Street 92 m II 66, Fore Street 97 m II Manor Cottage 99 m II 63, Fore Street 99 m II South Hams District Council 100 m II* 64, Fore Street 103 m II* 39 and 41, High Street 104 m II* Outbuilding to Rear of No 39 (Former Kitchen Block) 106 m II Elbow Room Restaurant 110 m II 62, Fore Street 110 m II 2, 3 and 4, North Street 111 m II 26 and 27, South Street 112 m I 43, Butterwalk 112 m II 25, South Street 121 m II 47, High Street 121 m II Baste Walls 123 m II 57, Fore Street 125 m II 1, Blue Ball Hill 125 m II 49 and 49A, High Street 127 m II Birdwood House 129 m II Nos 53A and 55A (Flats) 133 m II 51, Butterwalk 134 m II Brutus Stone to Front of Nos 51/53 137 m II 56, Fore Street 137 m II National Westminster Bank 137 m II K6 Telephone Kiosk 139 m II 51, Fore Street 140 m II 1, Leechwell Lane 140 m II 22, South Street 142 m II 53 and 53A, High Street 142 m II 48, High Street 144 m II 10, South Street 144 m II* 54, Fore Street 144 m II* 55, High Street 149 m II* 52, Fore Street 150 m More like it Grade I and II* churches near Totnes Within 25 miles, with a photo.
Questions about Church House Is Church House listed? Yes. Church House is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1264772), first listed on 7 January 1952.
Can you visit Church House? It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
Is Church House in a conservation area? Yes, the No data available for publication by HE conservation area.
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