Description

CREDITON

SS826000 UNION ROAD
672-1/5/164 (North side)
11/10/72 No.10

GV II

House. Circa 1836, when Union Road was cut.Flemish bond
brick;asbestos slate roof replacing natural; stack with brick
shaft.
Plan: Double depth plan, 2 rooms wide.
Exterior: 3 storeys. 2-bay front, symmetrical above the ground
floor. Deep eaves with a nicely-detailed frieze below with
moulded brackets above an order of alternate mutules and
rosettes. Painted platbands at first and second floor levels.
2 first floor segmental-headed 12-pane flush-frame hornless
sashes with painted segmental brick arches over. 2 first floor
3/6-pane square-headed flush-frame hornless sashes. The ground
floor has been altered in the C20 but retains a doorcase with
pilasters, an entablature, panelled reveals and a recessed C20
timber panelled door. Alongside the door to the left a large
(disused) plate glass C20 shop window with a plain fascia;
remains of painted segmental arch above suggests that it
replaced a sash, not an earlier shop window. Interior: Not
inspected but may retain features of interest.

Listing NGR: SS8333800274

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26492013

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)