Description

TAVISTOCK HAMLETS
SX 47 SW
5/128 Hatchwood House
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GV II
Mine captain's house, now house. Built c. 1850 by "Captain" James Phillips while
working at Devon Great Consols. Painted rubble, front rendered and lined out.
Hipped slate roof with stacks on each side wall.
Double depth plan with 2 principal front rooms, central entrance passage with stairs
at rear. The front rooms and rear service rooms are all heated from side stacks.
Set back on the left-hand, a connecting 1-room plan addition, open at ground floor
with curtain wall to rear at ground floor. This links the house to a long single-
storey stable range extending to the left.
2 storeys and 3 windows, all 12-pane sashes with cambered heads, central half-glazed
door with overlight, plinth and deep eaves. To left, cantilevered wing attaches
house to stable; this has slate-hung front with 12-pane sash in exposed box at first
floor. Stable to left, of 2 storeys to front and single storey at rear, has loading
door and 2 windows at first floor, one 9 pane and one plate glass, all with cambered
brick heads, ground floor has 3-door and 3-window openings, windows boarded, 2 with
top lights, all with brick cambered heads. Greenhouse attached to right gable end.
Rear also has 3 windows, all 12-pane sashes with cambered heads, central door;
curtain wall to right enclosing cantilevered wing, with door, similar sash at first
floor. Stable, set back to left, has 2 stable doors and central carriage doors, all
with cambered heads.
Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX4388072122

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26592125

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)