Description

BRIXHAM

SX9256SW HIGHER STREET, Lower Brixham
1946-1/10/159 (North side)
10/01/75 Nos.48 AND 50

GV II

Mirrored pair of houses. Mid C19. Solid rendered walls. Slated
roof, hipped to front, gabled to rear. Rendered chimney on
each side wall. Probably 1 room wide and 2 rooms deep. 3
storeys. Each house has 1 window per storey, placed at outer
ends of front. Adjacent round-arched doorways in centre. These
have late C20 wood doors; original linked semicircular
hoodmoulds. Late C20 small-paned wood windows at No.48, that
in ground storey taking the form of an inset bow. No.50 has
late C19 canted bay window in ground storey; sashes, the
middle one with a single upright glazing-bar. Plain
sash-window in second storey. Barred sash-window in third
storey: 8 over 8 panes. Moulded cornice above whole of ground
storey. Deep, flat eaves-cornice. Right side wall, facing
'Higher Steps', has barred box-framed sash-window in each of
the 2 lower storeys: 6 over 6 panes in ground storey, 8 over 8
panes above. Ground-storey window has hinges for external
shutters.

Listing NGR: SX9245956222

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26585784

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Recommended Books

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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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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)