2016

SX9688 : Red part of High Street, Topsham

taken 8 years ago, near to Topsham, Devon, England

Red part of High Street, Topsham
Red part of High Street, Topsham
In increasing distance from the camera are a sealed-up former King Edward VII wall postbox, a Queen Elizabeth II pillarbox and a Grade II listed K6 phonebox. Link
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Communications Street: High Street
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Street Topsham [118] · Grade II Listed [47] · High Street [43] · Wall [11] Other Photos: · Disused King Edward VII postbox, High Street, Topsham ·
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SX9688, 552 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jaggery   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 30 August, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 29 March, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9648 8830 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:41.1069N 3:28.0043W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9648 8829
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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