Description

DARTMOUTH

SX874510 CHARLES STREET
673-1/8/58 (West side)
No.6

GV II

House, formerly a pair of small houses. c1830-40, altered when
houses united in late C20. Plastered stone rubble; end stacks
with plastered brick chimneyshaft and old pots; slate roof.
PLAN: Originally a mirror plan pair, each unit one room wide
and 2 rooms deep.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; symmetrical 2-window front. Central
paired doorways recessed in the same opening - the right one
is now blocked and the left one now contains a C20 top-glazed
door. Windows all contain original unusual sash windows, 8
panes with margin glazing. Plain eaves to parallel roof. More
original sashes to rear.
INTERIOR: not inspected but likely to be of interest.
The houses of Charles Street enclose the west side of the
Market Square, and comprise a good group of artisan dwellings.
The whole area was developed in the 1820s and 1830s on land
reclaimed from the old tidal mill pool.

Listing NGR: SX8762551408

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26584689

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)