Description

DAWLISH
STARCROSS

SX 9780 16 Middlewood
(Hillside)

5/131 11

Detached house. Late Cl7. Rendered cob, corrugated iron roof, probably
replacing thatch. Small one room dwelling with side passage, cob stack and
flanking winder stair at north end; lean-to in cob, one storey, at north
end. Continuous one-storey lean-to on back not of special interest. Two
storeys, 2 windows C19 or C20 casements, with horizontal bars to first floor,
small-paned lower floor right. Plank doors to wide opening, far left, and
to lean-to, right. Gables plain, stack to right. Back has steel casements
in extension. Ground floor fireplace has chamfered bressumer to run-out
stops and the chimney breast with jambs formed in cob. Roof has heavy
central truss, and foot of one other in small bedroom; large purlins with
pegs to former rafters. The passage at ground floor separated from parlour
by wattle and daub screen partition. A good survival in an area with much
rebuilding or replacement.

Listing NGR: SX9735680575

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26388909

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)