Description

DARTMOUTH

SX874510 ABOVE TOWN
673-1/8/16 (East side)
23/10/72 Nos.26 AND 28
Balmoral House

GV II

House, now divided into 3 flats. Early C19, with some C20
alterations. North side wall is painted stone rubble up to
second-floor level, rest is plastered timber-framing; 2 rear
lateral stone rubble stacks with painted brick chimneyshafts;
hipped slate roof.
PLAN: One room wide and 2 rooms deep.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; narrow one-window front. Ground floor has
French windows with margin glazing. First floor has a curving
bay window with front curving 16-pane sash with flanking
8-pane sashes and timber modillion cornice. Second floor has
12-pane sash. Deep eaves with plastered soffit returning round
the south entrance front. 4-bay southern entrance front with
some 12-pane sashes and some blind windows; also ground-floor
right (to the front) a horned 4-pane sash. Original front
doorway has late C20 glazed door and there is another to rear.
INTERIOR: Not inspected but likely to be of interest.

Listing NGR: SX8768651194

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503068

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House