Description

NEWTON ABBOT

SX8571SE HIGHWEEK ROAD
1012-1/13/78 (West side)
16/07/49 Nos.1 AND 3
and attached forecourt railings

GV II

Pair of semi-detached houses. Early C19.
MATERIALS: limestone rubble, Plymouth stone and freestone
dressings; continuous slate roof with stacks to the front
slopes of the gable ends, that to the left is rendered and
truncated, that to the right is brick.
PLAN: double-depth.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys including an attic floor in the parapet;
symmetrical 3-window range. Continuous cornice and moulded
coping to the parapet, low plinth and rendered pilasters.
3/3-pane sash windows to the second floor, 6/6-panes to the
rest and those to the sides have margin panes.
The central bay is stepped forward and the first-floor central
window has small doors below allowing access, when the sash is
up, to a reed-edged balcony on brackets which forms a porch.
The balcony has fine cast-iron trellis railings. The 6-panel
paired central doors each have a pointed-arch overlight with
Gothic glazing bars under a shared semi-elliptical arch. The
returns are rendered with C20 windows to the left, the upper
part of the right return is slate-hung.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: a Devon limestone plinth, now flush with
the pavement, encloses former forecourts, that to No.3 to the
right retains spearhead railings with urn finials.
A distinguished semi-detached pair, with an unusually unified
facade and shared entrance.

Listing NGR: SX8561871428

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26548369

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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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)