Description

BRIXHAM

SX95NW BERRY HEAD ROAD, Berry Head
1946-1/2/18 (North side)
07/11/86 No.12
including front area-wall and
railing
(Formerly Listed as:
BERRY HEAD ROAD
No.12
(Coastguard Station))

GV II

Coastguard station, now private house. c1889. Coursed,
squared, rough-faced stone rubble. Slated roof. 2 large stone
chimneys with entablatures behind ridge of front range.
Double-fronted, double-depth, with central entrance. The front
range is roofed parallel to road; rear part is arranged in 2
adjacent ranges at right-angles to front range. 2 storeys. 3
windows wide. Gabled entrance porch with flat coping and
kneelers; plank door, quatrefoil panel in gable. Windows have
barred sashes: 6 over 6 panes in ground storey, 3 panes in a
row above. Subsidiary features: to right is a yard with stone
front wall matching the house. Front area has low stone wall
to front and right; chamfered coping, railing with spear-head
uprights. In the wall to right is a matching iron gate leading
into No.14 (qv).

Listing NGR: SX9352856698

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26581202

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability