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Latitude: 50.3264 / 50°19'34"N
Longitude: -4.063 / 4°3'46"W
OS Eastings: 253250
OS Northings: 49415
OS Grid: SX532494
Mapcode National: GBR Q0.XS8M
Mapcode Global: FRA 28C5.JYH
Plus Code: 9C2Q8WGP+GQ
Entry Name: Hele Almshouses
Listing Date: 29 March 1984
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1306680
English Heritage Legacy ID: 100472
ID on this website: 101306680
Location: Knighton, South Hams, Devon, PL9
County: Devon
District: South Hams
Civil Parish: Wembury
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Tagged with: Almshouse
SX 54 NW WEMBURY
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29/3/84 Hele Almshouses
II*
Six almshouses and chapel at the centre. 1682. Slate rubble with stone windows and
doorways. Slate roof with gabled ends. One and a half storeys. Long seven bay
range. The chapel at the centre is gabled and has round-headed doorway with imposts
and keyblock and hood mould over with date 1881. Doorway flanked by small
single-light stone windows and three-light window above.
The chapel is flanked by three almshouses each having small gable with window with
two four-centred arch lights and hood mould. Ground floor single-light four-centred
arch windows with hood moulds and chamfered. Tudor-arched doorways. Slated
weathering over ground floor chapel and first cottage either side. The other
cottages have slate drips over their ground floor windows and doors. Large stone
rubble chimney stacks at gable ends and ridge. Casement windows with leaded panels.
Glazed doors. Chapel has plank door.
Interiors of cottages are said to have exposed ceiling beams. The chapel has
unceiled wagon roof. On east wall above the window some contemporary moulded
plasterwork.
The Almshouses and chapel were the gift of Sir Warwick Hele of Wembury House, High
Sheriff of Devon.
Listing NGR: SX5325049415
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