Description

1.
5409 MINSTER STREET
(North-West Side)
Island House,
Island Cottage and
Island Lodge
(formerly listed
as Island House)
SD 0931 5/18 4.8.51.

II

2.
Mid C18, 2 storeys. Brick on plinth, moulded band over ground floor, moulded
wooden eaves cornice. Old tile, partly hipped, roof, 2 brick ridge chimneys.
A 4 bay front with a 6-panelled door in 2nd bay from left under modified
Doric porch with slender columns. Glazing bar sash windows. Early C19
extension in 2 builds to west each with doorway. Return to east later in
matching style has hipped roof and 4 ranges of glazing bar sashes; to right
is a taller mid C19 wing with slate roof.
The centre part of the rear elevation has a modillion cornice, a 2 storey
angled bay with hipped roof and 3 ranges of glazing bar sash windows. Good
doorcase with open pediment on scroll brackets, half glazed door with radiating
fanlight. Soffit of pediment decorated with roundels. Doorcase framed
by narrow pilasters with chevron necking. Round-headed stair window over.
Good late C18 stairs inside, oak, with turned lower part of rail. Now divided
into flats.

Listing NGR: SU0991331194

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26638526

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Recommended Books

• 
  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)