Description

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BOVEY TRACEY
SX 77 NE
1633-/4/10001 LOWER BRIMLEY

Byways

GV II

House. Right part probably 16th century or earlier: left part 18th century. Said to have
been subdivided into 4 separate cottages in C19, now all in one ownership. Rendered
walls, probably over stone and cob; thatched roof half-hipped to right end; axial stone
stack to centre, large projecting stone stack to left gable with rendered brick top, narrow
rendered brick stack to right end; corrugated iron roofs to rear lean-tos.
PLAN: right end probably originally of 2-room plan with central through-entry, altered
in C19; late C19 and C20 lean-tos. Left end of 2-room plan with rendered rubblestone
rear lean-to.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 2-window front to right has early C20 side-hung casements and
plank door to right of centre. 3-window front to left has central early C20 door and
small-paned 2-light casements (6 panes per light).
INTERIOR: not inspected but noted as having the following features.
Right end: ground-floor room to left has simple arrow stops to chamfered bridging beam
and joists, winder stair adjoining blocked fireplace and recess with moulded architrave
to front (probable former doorway). Timber partition between the 2 rooms incorporates
cupboards with HL hinges, besides the partition being a step in ceiling level (possible
former internal jetty). Right-hand room has rough chamfered beam and winder stair.
First floor has timber lintel with narrow chamfer and simple mantel, and exposed heavy
principals of probably original roof Left end: C18 joinery including raised and fielded
panels to doors, including alcoves to ground and first floors with ogee-decorated
cupboards. 18th century pegged A-frame trusses.

Listing NGR: SX7994577140

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26432930

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Recommended Books

• 
  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)