Description

BRIXHAM

SX9055 BRIXHAM ROAD, Churston Ferrers
1946-1/6/45 (South side (off))
Former aviary approx. 11m NE of
Gramercy Hall School incl steps,
wall, railings

GV II

Aviary, now house. Probably c1843, extended late C20. Solid
rendered walls with front portico of limestone, probably Bath
stone. Hipped slated roof. A small rectangular building with
splayed corners. At front (south-east) end is the portico,
which seems to be purely decorative and to relate to the
adjacent Italian garden. Curved flights of steps rise from it
at either side to give access to the side entrances to the
building. 1 storey. Portico has Doric pilasters, entablature
and triangular pediment. On the inner faces of the pilasters
are subsidiary ones from which spring scroll-brackets
supporting the entablature. At the rear of the portico, in the
main wall of the building, is a tall recess containing a
panelled pedestal. Plain doorway in each side wall with a
blank panel above, inside and out. Stone-paved floor,
extending at either side to a curved flight of stone steps.
Protecting these on the building side is a plain iron railing
with thin square balusters, voluted at the outer end.
Bordering the front of the steps, level with the front of the
portico, is a stone rubble wall faced on the outside with
ashlar, remains of a pilaster at left-hand end. Rest of
building is plain, with doorways in the splayed corners; that
to rear right has chamfered and stopped jambs. Windows have
2-light wood casements with 3 or 8 panes per light. Late C20
addition also has small-paned wood casements; it appears to be
only superficially attached to the original building. The
front of the building seems designed to be seen from the top
of the Italian Garden which lies on the south-east side of the
house.

Listing NGR: SX9028055038

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503551

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