Description

BRIXHAM

SX9256SE THE STRAND, Lower Brixham
1946-1/11/232 (North East side)
10/01/75 Tourist Information Centre and
fishmonger's shop (former Market
House)
(Formerly Listed as:
THE STRAND
E Perrett and Son (Old Fishermen's
Store))

GV II

Market house, now tourist information centre and fishmonger's
shop. Believed to date from 1799. Painted stone rubble with
brick door and window-arches. Slated roof. A long,
freestanding building, oblong and one room deep, its
north-west corner sharply splayed at the point where The
Strand turns into The Quay.
2 storeys. 8 windows to the harbour, 6 to The Strand. Ground
storey facing the harbour has 5 wide segmental-arched doorways
to left, the 2 left-hand ones now converted to windows and the
extreme left-hand one partly blocked. At right-hand end are 4
further openings: from left, a shop window (probably a later
insertion), a plank door, a small loading-hatch with plank
door on strap-hinges, a pair of plank doors with strap-hinges.
The upper storey has 2 blocked windows to left and one at far
right-hand end; 3 windows in centre, each with 3-light wood
casement having 3 panes per light; 2 loading-hatches to right,
each with double plank doors having strap-hinges.
Front facing The Strand has 6 doorways, large and small, and a
window in the ground storey; all have segmental arches and all
are now boarded up. Upper-storey windows are also boarded up,
except for the left-hand one, which matches those on the
harbour side. South-east gable-end has wide segmental-arched
doorway in ground storey. To right of upper storey a 2-light
window matching those on the harbour side; to left a large
loading-hatch with double plank doors in a plain wood frame
with pegged joints (probably original). North-west gable-end
has to right of ground storey a segmental-arched doorway
containing old plank double-doors with strap-hinges (probably
original with some repairs). To left is a slightly projecting
round-arched niche with a moulded archivolt, possibly designed
for a water tap. No openings in upper storey. INTERIOR: upper
floor not inspected.
The building is marked 'Market House' on the 1st edition
25-inch OS map of Brixham (1864). The building date of 1799
appears to derive from the fact that the Haven and Market
Improvement Act was passed in that year; the commissioners
appointed under the Act owned the Market House.
(White W: History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Devonshire:
Sheffield: 1850-: 425; Saxton WA: Brixham History (2nd
edition): Brixham: 1962-: 23; Horsley JE: A Short History of
Brixham: Exeter: 1988-: 14-15).

Listing NGR: SX9254256256

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26585803

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