Description

BIDEFORD

SS4526 BUTTGARDEN STREET
842-1/6/60 (West side)
Nos.11 AND 12

GV II

House, now sub-divided. Probably early C18, remodelled early
or mid C19. Solid rendered front. Slate roof, continued across
No 13 (q.v.). Old red-brick chimney on left side-wall; another
on right side-wall, its top rebuilt. 2 storeys with garret;
3-window range with doorway in middle bay of ground storey.
Doorway has flat hood on consoles; flanking pilasters with
rectangular incised pattern and 6-panelled door. Windows have
12-paned sashes, except for shorter middle second-storey
window, which has 8-paned sashes. 2 small dormer windows, each
of 2 lights with pent-roofs; probably inserted later.
INTERIOR: 1976 report on 12 and 13A mentions 'stud and panel
partitions on ground and upper floors. Apparently in deal not
oak with deep moulded edges'. Buttgarden Street is believed to
have been laid out c1700.
(Grant A: The Book of Bideford: 1987-: P.34).

Listing NGR: SS4530826363

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26571857

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)