Description

POWDERHAM CHURCH ROAD (north side),
SX 98 SE Powderham
Vergers Cottage
6/350
-

GV II

Small house. Circa 1890s. Grey limestone rubble with red brick dressings ; slate
roof with deep eaves, gabled at ends; stone stack with red brick shaft. Eclectic
style with elements of Gothic and Vernacular Revival.
Plan: L plan with 2 blocks roofed at right angles to one another. Front door on
south into the front block. At the right and slightly set forward from the house, is
a garage which may be an adaptation of a service block.
Exterior: 2 storeys except for garage. Front gables of main range and garage both
decorated with half-timbering. Asymmetrical 1 window front. Original plank front
door to right of main range which has original 2-light timber windows with cranked
heads, transoms and glazing bars with small panes above the transoms. The left
return also has original windows including a small first floor oriel with similar
glazing, the oriel supported on grotesque Jacobean style carved brackets.
Interior: Not inspected.
Group value with Powderham Church, immediately opposite.

Listing NGR: SX9722084437

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26463805

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings