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

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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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)
• 
  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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)