Description

BARNSTAPLE

SS5633 GROSVENOR STREET
684-1/3/119 (West side)
Nos.7-10 (Consecutive)

GV II

Terrace of 4 houses. Probably late 1820s, contemporary with
the Derby Lace Works (qv). Smooth-rendered mass wall
construction with slate roofs, one with a pantile roof; stacks
with brick shafts and old chimney pots. Plan: double depth
houses, one room wide.
2 storeys. 2:2:2:2-window range with front doors to the left.
Eaves board. No.7 has a C20 front door and retains its 12-pane
hornless sashes. No.8 is slightly grander with a 3-panel front
door with overlight and a cornice on brackets; windows glazed
with 2-pane sashes with margin panes, first-floor windows with
cill blocks. No.9 retains 12-pane sashes and has a leaded
glass overlight. No.10 has a round-headed doorway with C20
front door and also retains its sash windows. INTERIOR not
inspected.
Grosvenor Road was an area for workers at the lace factory.
These are relatively unspoiled and early examples of workers'
housing.

Listing NGR: SS5620533400

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26664933

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)