Description

SS 90 SW THORVERTON SILVER STREET, Thorverton
8/153 Brookside, No 5 including garden
- wall to the rear
GV II
House. C18 or earlier, refurbished in the circa early C19. Whitewashed rendered cob
and stone ; slate roof, hipped at ends ; axial stack'with brick shaft, rear right
lateral stack.
Plan Single depth plan, 3 rooms wide with entrance to right of centre into a stair
hall, heated principal rooms on either side and an extra room at the left end which
has a separate entrance on the front and was formerly heated from the axial stack.
Exterior 2 storeys. 1:3 window front, symmetrical at the right end with steps up to
a recessed panelled front door with panelled reveals and soffit and a rectangular
fanlight with glazing bars. The doorway has pilasters with recessed panelling and a
cornice and is flanked by circa early C19 16-pane sashes, 3 first floor 4 over 8 pane
sashes above. To the left there is a further door into the left end service room,
half-glazed with a flat porch canopy carried on moulded brackets, 4 over 8 pane sash
sashes above. There is a curious arched recess with a sill on the left return.
Interior Joinery of both the C18 and C19 the former including cupboard doors and 2-
panel first floor door, the latter a stick baluster stair with a ramped handrail.
Probably C19 pump in working order in service room.
Roof Tie beam design with a timber wall plate and sawn timbers, some of the main
trusses with secondary collars, probably early C19, but with evidence of a change in
roof pitch at the front. A curved cob and stone wall to the rear garden is included
in the listing.
Group value with other detached houses in Silver Street.

Listing NGR: SS9267202070

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26533800

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  For the Record
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas