British Listed Buildings

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Listing Text

MODBURY BROWNSTON STREET
SX 6451-6551
(west side)
7/89
No 19 (Netherfield House)
with boundary railings
and gate

GV II

Large house in row, of same build as No 18 (qv). Late C18 or early C19.
Rendered, but slate-hung return to courtyard, and to south flank of back block,
hipped slate roofs. A large block set well back from the street has a parallel
block at the street front, offset so as to give a deep, narrow courtyard between
Nos 18 and 19. Street front in 2 storeys; set back section has 12-pane sash
above part-glazed 6-panel door under radial fanlight in a surround of artificial
stone (as Coade stone) with 5 vermiculated keys and vermiculated courses on a
projecting plain band; return wall has a 12-pane sash at each floor, in slate
hanging. Main section has three 12-pane and one 16-pane sashes, all these, and
on set-back unit, in heavy alternating quoins with voussoired lintels having
central vermiculated keystone. Off-centre, right, is glazed C20 door deep-set
in plain surround. Adjoining, right, in same plane and under same roof, wall
has two 4-pane sashes at first floor, and square garage doors to right. Back of
main block has continuous hipped glazed Victorian verandah with trellis supports
under five 16-pane sashes in rendered wall; return wall is slated and has arched
stair light; quoin strips marked on at corners. Two lofty brick stacks towards
front, 2 further stacks to back block. Interior retains stick stair and some
contemporary joinery. Across front of courtyard a stretch of cast-iron
spear-head railings to central gate with Greek key ornament at dog-bar level,
carried on standards with good Greek vase terminals; all set to low brick wall
and weathered stone coping.


Listing NGR: SX6588151774

Source: English Heritage

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