Description

ILFRACOMBE

SS5147 HORNE ROAD
853-1/6/91 (West side)
Wilderscot

II

Detached house. Early C19. Solid, rendered walls. Hipped,
asbestos slated roof. Rendered chimney on right (east) gable
wall. Double-fronted plan, probably 2-rooms-deep with
staircase at rear of centre. 2 storeys with garret;
single-storeyed structure at right-hand end. 3-window front
facing East Wider Brook (the house backs on to Horne Road).
Doric porch in centre with 6-panelled door. Barred sash
windows to left and above porch; canted bay window with
plainer sashes to right. Added conservatory (probably C20) at
right-hand end. Rear wall (facing Horne Road) also 3 windows
wide; 6-paned sashes, except for tall middle window, which has
coloured, leaded Art Nouveau glass. To right of this window,
under the eaves, is a small, inserted 2-light window, each
light of 2 panes. 2 dormers with curved heads, the sides hung
with asbestos slates; late C20 in appearance. INTERIOR:
Details include a central stair hall with dogleg stair and
column newel, and panelled doors. The house is shown on the
1840 tithe map.
(Ilfracombe Tithe Map: Devon Record Office: 1840-).

Listing NGR: SS5156047265

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498599

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)