Description

DARTMOUTH

SX8751 BROWNS HILL
673-1/5/48 (North East side)
23/10/72 No.6
Grants Cottage
(Formerly Listed as:
BROWNS HILL
Nos.2, 4 AND 6
Grants Cottage)

GV II

House. Early C18, renovated in 1886 according to date plaque.
Stone rubble with stucco front lightly blocked out as ashlar;
rear lateral end stacks with brick chimneyshafts with old
pots; slate roof.
PLAN: Double-depth, 2 rooms wide with winder stair in turret
to rear, off left end of passage.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; symmetrical 3-window front. Ground floor
has large central doorway with unusual heavy doorframe and now
contains a part-glazed C20 door. Directly above is a shield
inscribed in Lombardic script describing the renovation of
1886, and to each side are horned 4-pane sashes. 12-pane
sashes to first floor and 6/3-pane sashes to second floor.
Deep eaves with plain soffit. Roof is gable-ended.
INTERIOR: plain early C18 joinery, including 2-panel doors in
solid frames.

Listing NGR: SX8768351501

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26491993

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Recommended Books

• 
  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
• 
  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)