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Kirkham House

Field	Value
name	Kirkham House
image	Kirkham House Paignton.jpg
image_size	275
caption	Northern aspect of Kirkham House
designation1	Grade II* listed building
locmapin	Devon
map_width	275
map_caption	Location of Kirkham House in Devon
coordinates
location	Paignton, Devon
governing_body	English Heritage

Kirkham House is a late medieval stone house in Paignton, Devon, England. It is believed to be a 14th or 15th century building. The house was designated a Grade II* listed building on 13 March 1951.

History

There is no documentary evidence of who built Kirkham House or when.

Structure

The building is a single depth cottage with three rooms, and is made of breccia with a slate roof. The ground floor of the house consists of a parlour and a large vaulted hall that would have been used for entertaining guests, while the first floor has a gallery and three bedchambers. The kitchen was an outbuilding that exists today only as a few ruined walls, and there is a small garden adjacent to the house. It also includes a cast-iron pump outside the kitchen area.

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Visiting

Kirkham House is managed by English Heritage, and it is open to the public at certain times of year. The building is located off Cecil Road at Ordnance Survey map reference SX885610.

References

"Kirkham House, Paignton". British Listed Buildings.
(1980). "Kirkham House". Department of the Environment.
"History of Kirkham House". English Heritage.
"Walls and Pump to South of Kirkham House, Paignton". British Listed Buildings.
"Kirkham House, Paignton". English Heritage.

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