Description

EAST BUDLEIGH HIGH STREET (west side) East
SY 0684
Budleigh
8/85 No. 19 Budleigh House
30.6.61
GV II
House. Early C19. Plastered walls, probably cob and stone rubble; brick or stone
rubble stacks topped with late C19 and one with contemporary Rolle Estate chimney
pots; thatch roof.
Double depth plan house facing east onto High Street and comprising a front and back
room either side of an entrance hall and stair. There is a rear lateral stack to
right (north) and end stack to left (south). The short 1-room rear block projecting
at right angles behind the left back room originally extended further but the
service rooms there have been demolished and the end wall of this block rebuilt in
C20. 2 storeys.
Symmetrical 3-window front comprising ground floor 4-pane sashes of mid to late C19
date and original first floor 9-pane (3/6) sashes. Central doorway contains
original 6-panel door (the top 2 now glazed) and an overlight with a pattern of
curving glazing bars. The porch is probably mid to late C19; it is flat roofed with
tapering octagonal timber posts with moulded caps and a moulded entablature. The
roof runs continuously with that over Church Stile Cottage (q.v.) to right and is
hipped to left. The rear block is gable-ended. Mostly C20 casements with glazing
bars to rear and the left (southern) end wall is blind.
Interior includes a good deal of original joinery detail including an open string
stair with stick balusters and mahogany handrail.
Budleigh House occupies a prominent corner site facing onto High Street on the
uphill side of Hayes Lane. It is one of an attractive and varied group of
buildings, most of them listed, which line the High Street as it rises towards the
Church of All Saints (q.v.)

Listing NGR: SY0661584847

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26389793

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock