Description

ST23NW CANNINGTON CP HIGH STREET (North side)

7/25 Brymore School
(Main Block)
(formerly listed as Brymore House
[now an Agricultural School]
under General)

29.3.63

GV II

Country house, now an agricultural school. Of 3 distinct builds; to left a late C18 wing, to centre a C15 porch, to
right a lid/late C19 wing. Cl8 wing roughcast, plain band at first floor level, moulded cornice, parapet, hipped slate
roof, brick stacks; 3 storeys, 5 bays, 12-pane sash windows, except 6-pane sash windows to second floor, slightly
cambered heads. Low 2-storey rubble porch to centre, 2-stage angle buttresses, embattied parapet with heraldic shields;
restored moulded pointed arch door opening with a label, paired ribbed and studded doors; single 2-light stone
mullioned and transomed window set above, cinquefoiled head and sub-arches, leaded lights, label. Three storey, 3 bay
wing to right, rubble brick dressings, moulded cornice and parapet; 12-pane sash windows except 6-pane sash windows to
second floor; embattled angular bay to ground floor with a 4-light stone mullioned window, each light with a cusped
head. Most important interior features to the C18 wing including some fine cornices; two fireplaces to ground floor,
one in a marble surround with the mantleshelf supported on thin detached Tuscan columns; one in a moulded wooden
surround with a frieze of figures; lofty open-well staircase with cast-iron balusters, moulded handrail, stone treads,
John Pym, the politician, was born here in 1582.

Listing NGR: ST2458239416

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26311651

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living