Description

MINEHEAD

SS9745 BIRCHAM ROAD, Alcombe
900-1/4/122 (South side)
28/10/76 Gowrie, Little Court and Iona and
attached outhouse and walls to rear
(Formerly Listed as:
BIRCHAM ROAD, Alcombe
(South side)
Gowrie, Little Court and Iona)

GV II

3 houses each with a forward-facing gable. c1840. Painted
render to the front; rubblestone, tile-hung to the upper
storeys of the rear; shallow-pitched slate roofs, bracketed to
the front, with brick stacks to the valleys and end slopes.
Double-depth plans with late C19 additions to the rear.
Unusual Picturesque style with gabled villa-type facades. 2
storeys with attics; each house symmetrical 2-window range.
8/8-pane sash windows to the first floor, 10/10-panes to the
ground floor, various small windows to the attics and two C20
windows to the first floor of the central house; the windows
of Gowrie are late C20 replacements. Trellised pedimented
porches over studded doors. Small set-back painted rubblestone
ranges with late C19 windows to far left and right. INTERIORS
not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: a rubblestone outhouse and
high rear garden walls enclose the back gardens.

Listing NGR: SS9761645186

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26569129

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)