Description

ST GERMANS BAG LANE, St Germans
SX 35 NE
7/86 (17/76) Nos 1-4 Eliot Terrace
25.1.68
GV II*

Row of 4 attached houses, originally with shops at ground floor. Mid C17, with
alterations of C19 and C20. Slatestone rubble, partly rendered. Slate roofs,
hipped, with ridge tiles; rendered stack to end right and left, axial stack between
Nos. 2 and 3, and axial stack to No. 4.
Plan: Nos 1 and 2 are a pair, with central paired entrances, one room to left heated
by end stack, one room to right with front lateral stack and gable end stack heating
the room at first floor to right. No. 3 has entrance to left side, with one room to
right heated by axial stack. No. 4 has entrance to left end room to right heated by
end stack. The front rooms of Nos. 3 and 4 were originally shops, now all living
accommodation.
Exterior: Nos. 1 and 2 are to left, of 2 storeys. Paired central C20 doors, with
moulded timber lintels. To left, a 4-light casement with ovolo-moulded mullions and
moulded lintel, with 3-pane casements and L hinges. To right a similar 4-light
window; at first floor two 3-light and central 4-light C20 casements, with moulded
timber lintels. To the right of the door to No. 2, external rubble stack, with
chimney removed.
Nos. 3 and 4 are rendered at first floor level. No. 3 has a panelled and glazed
door with 2-pane sidelight to left, to right the C17 shop window, of three 9-pane
lights with ovolo-moulded mullions. No 4 has panelled and glazed door set in an
ovolo-moulded frame, with window to right of two 9-pane lights with ovolo-moulded
mullions and frame; all set under a first floor string course. At first floor, 2
oriels on carved brackets with ovolo-moulded mullions, with 4-light casement; deep
eaves. No. 3 has a doorframe, moulded with scroll stops; No. 4 has moulded doorframe
with large rounded stops. At the left side, the stack is corbelled out at first
floor; blocked door to left. At first floor, 2-light casement with replaced C20
mullion, and moulded timber lintel. Right side rendered with C20 window at first
floor to right.
Interior: Much altered; straight stairs inserted in the passage entrances. No 1 has
a cupboard to right of ground floor fireplace, with 2-panelled door, in position of
former external door. No. 3 and No. 4 have ovolo-moulded mullions inside the oriel
windows. Roof structure not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX3558857840

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17535527

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