Description

PAIGNTON

SX8860 PRINCES STREET
1947-1/5/76 (South West side)
10/01/75 Nos.24 AND 26

II

House, divided into two. Late C17 or early C18. Plastered
stone rubble; slate roof, gabled at end, left-end wall partly
rebuilt in brick; stack with plain, stepped, rendered shaft
with one old chimney pot.
PLAN: Original arangement appears to have been single-depth
2-room plan with back to back fireplaces in an axial stack,
probably with lobby entrance. Each house now has rear
additions.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2-window front with doorways
to left and right. No.26 has a probably C19 plank door; C20
door to No.24. Two ground-floor 3-light casements, 2
first-floor 2-light casements. No.26 has external plank
shutters, No.24 has modern external rustic shutters.
INTERIOR: No.24 inspected. Fireplace with red breccia jambs
and a plain timber lintel, remains of bread or cream oven to
right. Slender hollow-moulded joists, some replaced, some
probably c1700. Modern stair replaces winder . No.access to
No.26 at time of survey, but said to preserve original ceiling
beams. No.access to roofspace of No.24.

Listing NGR: SX8857260915

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26489832

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)