Description

BRIXHAM

SX9154 MILTON STREET, Higher Brixham
1946-1/8/243 (South East side)
18/10/49 Nos.40 AND 42
Hearthstone and Hearthstone East inc
front garden wall and gate-piers

GV II

Formerly known as: Hearthstone MILTON STREET Higher Brixham.
Farmhouse, now divided into 2 private dwellings. C17 or
earlier. Rendered stone rubble, possible with some cob.
Thatched roof. Large stone rubble chimneys on front wall and
rear wing of Hearthstone; 2 more on ridge and left end wall of
Hearthstone East. Position of front chimney and adjacent door
suggests this is a 3-room-and-cross-passage house with large
addition at lower (left) end. Rear wing to right. 2 storeys. 5
windows wide. Both houses have plank doors, probably C20. Two-
and 3-light wood casement windows, some with old hinges;
diamond-shaped leaded panes. Subsidiary features: in front of
the houses a tall stone rubble wall, with square gate piers at
Hearthstone East. Entrance to Hearthstone is under a round
stone rubble arch, probably C20. 1975 list describes this as
'completely though sympathetically restored in 1930s'.

Listing NGR: SX9177254868

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580231

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability