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Listing Text

MODBURY BROWNSTON STREET
SX 6451-6551
(west side)
7/96
Middle Traine

GV II

Large house in street group formed by earlier service accommodation. Mid to
late C19. Smooth rendered, slate roof. A broad double-depth block with
continuous colonnade to street embracing former pavement area. Two storeys and
attic, 5+1 windows, all 4-pane sashes, in plain reveals to ground floor but to
moulded eared architraves at first floor; 4-panel C19 door in bay 4. Deep
colonnade in 8 bays, Roman Doric to podia, paired at ends and opposite doorway,
carried on granite curb dying into rise of street. Coloured tile paving,
boarded soffit to balcony with classical balustrade returned at each end,
including 2 bays at north adjacent to North Traine (qv). Main cornice on
modillions, central shaped gable; channelled pilaster ends. Left return has
2-light casement to attic, and external stack; similar stack at right end, now
encased by adjoining property. Back has large octagonal bay, left, 2 smaller
canted bays flanking central portico with paired columns and balustrade; at
right corner an octagonal turret to lead dome. Interior retains much of the
Victorian fitting, including doors and shutters, marble fireplaces, and a grand
staircase hall with L-stair to landing, cast iron balustrade, and rich
decorative plaster cornice. Although the History of Modbury (p.16) says 'In
1780 Traine House ...... was built by John Andrews for the absentee Rev John
Tripe Swete' there is now no evidence for a building of that date, and the
present structure must represent a complete rebuilding. It is a noble building
to the street, with excellent interiors for its period.

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MODBURY BROWNSTON STREET
SX 6451-6551
(west side)
7/96
Middle Traine

GV II

The descriptive paragraph should be amended to read:

Large house in street group, including earlier service accomm-
odation. Mainly mid to late C19, based on a house of 1780. Smooth
rendered, slate roof. A broad, double-depth block with continuous
colonnade to street embracing former pavement area. The main front-
age embraces North Traine (qv) in part, and the two descriptions are
complementary. Two storeys and attic, 5 windows (of 6 in the prin-
cipal frontage), all 4-pane sashes, in plain reveals to ground
floor but to moulded and eared architraves at first floor; 4-panel
C19 door in bay four. Deep colonnade in 8 bays (the last 2 bays to
North Traine), Roman Doric to podia, paired at ends and to doorway,
carried on granite curb dying into rise of street. Coloured tile
paving, boarded soffit to balcony with classical balustrade. Main
cornice on modillions, central shaped flush gable and parapet with
inset balustrade groups over each window; channelled pilaster
to left end, and balcony balustrade returned at this end to face of
South Traine (qv). Left return has 2-light casement to attic and
external stack. Back, 5 windows, two-light mullion-and transome
casements to dropped hood moulds under cornice and modelled parapet.
Projecting porch in bay two with flat-roofed portico to paired Doric
columns and balustrade, and a shaped gable. To right a canted
bay with hipped roof set against shaped gable, and an octagonal
turret to lead dome, far right. Interior retains much of the Vict-
orian fitting, including doors and shutters, marble fireplaces, and
a grand staircase hall with L-plan stair to landing, cast iron
balustrade, and rich decorative plaster cornice. The history
of Modbury (p.16) says 'In 1780 Traine House .... was built by John
Andrews for the absentee Rev. John Tripe Swete', but there is
little remaining evidence for a building of that date, and the
present structure must represent a substantial rebuilding. It
is a noble embellishment for the street, with excellent interiors
for its period.

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MODBURY BROWNSTON STREET
SX 6451-6551 t
7/96 (west side)
Middle Traine

GV II

Large house in street group formed by earlier service accommodation. Mid to
late C19. Smooth rendered, slate roof. A broad double-depth block with
continuous colonnade to street embracing former pavement area. Two storeys and
attic, 5+1 windows, all 4-pane sashes, in plain reveals to ground floor but to
moulded eared architraves at first floor; 4-panel C19 door in bay 4. Deep
colonnade in 8 bays, Roman Doric to podia, paired at ends and opposite doorway,
carried on granite curb dying into rise of street. Coloured tile paving,
boarded soffit to balcony with classical balustrade returned at each end,
including 2 bays at north adjacent to North Traine (qv). Main cornice on
modillions, central shaped gable; channelled pilaster ends. Left return has
2-light casement to attic, and external stack; similar stack at right end, now
encased by adjoining property. Back has large octagonal bay, left, 2 smaller
canted bays flanking central portico with paired columns and balustrade; at
right corner an octagonal turret to lead dome. Interior retains much of the
Victorian fitting, including doors and shutters, marble fireplaces, and a grand
staircase hall with L-stair to landing, cast iron balustrade, and rich
decorative plaster cornice. Although the History of Modbury (p.16) says 'In
1780 Traine House ..... was built by John Andrews for the absentee Rev John
Tripe Swete' there is now no evidence for a building of that date, and the
present structure must represent a complete rebuilding. It is a noble building
to the street, with excellent interiors for its period.


Listing NGR: SX6590551868

Source: English Heritage

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