Description

BRIXHAM

SX95NW BERRY HEAD ROAD
1946-1/2/266 (South side)
Wolborough House

GV II

Large house, empty at time of survey. 1910 (rainwater heads).
Rusticated local grey limestone with sections of roughcast and
tile-hanging; tiled roof with decorated cast-iron railings;
stacks with stone shafts and moulded cornices. Eclectic style
mixture of Arts and Crafts and French Baroque.
Plan: 2 rooms wide and 2 rooms deep; rear entrance into hall
containing stair; basement reputed to be original ballroom now
divided into flats. Exterior: 2 storeys, the ground floor over
an arcaded terrace at the front, which lights the basement.
Ground floor stone; first floor roughcast; unusual coved
sgraffito cornice. Timber mullioned and transomed windows,
mostly with small leaded panes above the transoms. Terrace
with decorated cast-iron railings on arcade of round-headed
arches, corbelled out in the centre. Terrace extends round
return with turned balusters. The entrance elevation, to the
rear has a 3-bay symmetrical ground floor with a moulded
segmental-arched stone doorway in the centre, flanked by
4-light bow windows. First floor has 4 windows. 2 bowed and a
cast-iron balcony on cast-iron brackets. The balcony returns
round one wall of the projecting service wing at the left.
INTERIOR: also eclectic. Main ground-floor room baronial Tudor
style with oak panelling and inglenook fireplace with stone
segmental-headed chimneypiece and carved text on inner arch of
inglenook. Probably original wall light fittings. Other rooms
stylistically varied with different plasterwork and
chimneypieces ranging from C17 to Adam style; good
bolection-moulded chimneypiece in billiard room. Stair with
timber balustrade and interesting stained glass in stair
window illustrating scenes from the history of Brixham
including the landing of William of Orange.
A richly detailed house in an eclectic mixture of styles,
prominently sited above the harbour on steeply-rising ground.

Listing NGR: SX9328456597

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26581199

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House