Description

SX 98 SE LYMPSTONE STRAND (west side), Lympstone

5/49 Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Bridge Cottages
30.6.61
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GV II

3 dwellings. Early C18 with later, predominantly C19 additions. Brick, in Flemish
bond, plastered, roughcast and whitewashed. Hipped and gabled-end slate roofs. A
single-depth early-C18 2-storeyed house of 6 bays now largely masked by later
accretions, namely (1) a 2-storey, early C19 addition to the middle 2 bays of the
C18 house front, with hipped roof and axial stack, formerly a shop. (2) to the left
of this, a lower, roughly contemporary 2-storey curved range with shallow hipped
roof and axial stack, that occupies the angle towards Strand. (3) to the right of
(2) a later-C19, single-storeyed polygonal extension. All stacks with brick shafts
including the axial and right-hand end stack of the C18 house. This has rusticated
quoins to the front and moulded gutter box throughout. Only three 12-pane hornless
sash windows visible to the right, 2 to first floor, 1 to ground floor.
Left-hand end (towards street) with one 2-storeyed bowed window bay, a 20-pane
hornless sash window to each floor; round headed doorway to right of this with
panelled soffit; full dormer.
Rear: one 16-pane hornless sash window is all that remains of early fenestration.
The shop (1), 2-window range; 12-pane hornless sash windows to first floor; sash
window to left of door with 6 panes up, 9 down. Door and 24-pane bowed sash shop
window under cornice, with little fluted pilasters. Extension (2) with 16-pane
hornless sash window to first floor. 4-pane horned sash below. (3) with cogged
brick cornice, horned sash window and doorway.

Listing NGR: SX9889284086

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26398180

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