Description

DORCHESTER BRIDGE END
SU5793 East side)
8/33 No.1 (Bridge House), No.3 and
18/07/63 No.5
(Formerly listed as Bridge
House; East Wing, Bridge
House; Bridge Cottage)

GV II

Substantial house, now 3 dwellings. Late C18, extended C18 and C19. Red brick
with flared headers; old plain-tile roof with brick stacks. Double-depth plan.
Late-Georgian style. 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-window front, of flared bricks in
header bond with red-brick dressings and gauged arches, has a central arched
doorway, with panelled reveals, a matching 6-panel door and an ornamental
fanlight, under a flat canopy on narrow columns. Flanking windows have
tripartite sashes, but at first floor have been reduced to 12-pane sashes;
arched sash above doorway. Brick dentil eaves course returns to sides but has
moulded dentils only at front. 2-window end walls are in Flemish bond with
flared headers. Hipped roof returns at ends to a slightly later parallel rear
range with similar sashes. House is further extended by a string of C19 brick:
and tiled buildings. Interiors not inspected.

Listing NGR: SU5790793883

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26299970

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Recommended Books

• 
  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)