Description

BUCKFASTLEIGH

SX7466 FORE STREET
1011-1/7/72 (South side)
Nos.20 AND 21

GV II

Pair of houses, single building phase. Probably C18 or earlier
with c1830s alterations. Stuccoed and blocked out; slate roof,
gabled at ends; right end stack with stone rubble shaft and
old pots, both cylindrical and square tapering, rear lateral
stack to No.20 with old pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. Plan:
main range with 2 long rear wings at right-angles, projecting
into a rear court. Said to have flying freehold arrangement.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 2:1-window front with regular
fenestration, No.20, to left, symmetrical. No.20 has a moulded
eaves cornice, a C19 central recessed 6-panel door, lower
panels flush, and overlight. 2 ground and 2 first-floor 4-pane
hornless C19 sashes, ground-floor window left with a moulded
architrave. No.21 has a recessed 6-panel front door to the
left with moulded, fielded upper panels and lower flush
panels, overlight. One ground and one first-floor window to
the left, glazed with C19 hornless sashes. The ground-floor
window has a moulded architrave. INTERIOR: not inspected but
may retain features of interest. A significant element in Fore
Street.

Listing NGR: SX7403266134

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26505194

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)