Description

MODBURY BROAD STREET
SX 6451-6551
(north side)
7/64
Nos 1A and 1B (formerly
known as Grocery
Department of Central
Stores)

GV II

Two houses and shops at street corner. Mid C19. Smooth rendered front,
returned as pilaster on corner to Brownston Street, then slate hanging; slate
roof, hipped to left, small rendered roof stack to right. Front is lofty 3
storeys, 2 windows; at ground floor are two C19 shop fronts, 2 windows; at
ground floor are two C19 shop fronts, to No 1A is square 6-large pane bays
flanking recessed C20 glazed door, and to No 1B a glazed door, and similar
square bay, but mullions have small capitals; the whole to a continuous fascia
with moulded top edge. At first and second floors 12-pane sashes in painted
rough stone surrounds. Return to Brownston Street had 12-pane sash at first and
second floors in C20 slate hanging included 4 courses to scalloped edges, above
a rendered ground floor with 3-light plate glass display front. Plinth to front
display windows, and dying to pavement on return. An important visual element
on this street intersection.

Listing NGR: SX6588451614

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26610676

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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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)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas