Description

BRENTWOOD

TQ5993 HIGH STREET
723-1/12/76 (North side)
20/02/76 Nos.163-169 (Odd)

GV II

Brewery. c1820. Converted to terraced houses c1890. Red brick,
slate, hipped roof. Rectangular plan with tunnel back rear
extensions to each house.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and cellars. S front elevation, 8 bays (4
houses), plain, string course between ground and first floor,
roof has deep eaves with paired modillions, 3 stacks emerge
from roof pitch, all windows except 3 at No.165 are plain
horned sashes, the exceptions have glazing bars, 2x4 panes
(one on ground floor and pair on first floor). All doorways
similar, recessed behind round headed arch, semicircular
fan-light, doors similar to one at No.169, with 2 upper panels
and one lower boarded panel, (Nos 163-167 upper panels now
glazed). Rear N elevation, yellow brick, slate roof with 3
stacks similar to front. 4 identical extensions with slight
alterations, No.169, least altered and has single ground and
first-floor sash windows with segment heads, glazing bars, 3x4
panes, second-floor casement window with segment head, glazing
bars, 4x2 panes. Back extension has slate single pitch roof
and stack at apex. First floor 2-light casement (probable
replacement), ground floor rear lean-to, slate roof, single
light window. Inner E face, to yard, ground floor back
doorway, segment headed, 2 similar sash windows, one in each
unit, segment heads, glazing bars, 3x4 panes, first floor, one
sash window with glazing bars, 3x4 panes and one simple fixed
window. W end elevation, yellow brick, straight joint between
early block and back additions. Early block has central door
with plain flat hood, door has 2 upper glazed panels and 2
lower beaded panels. Adjacent, casement window with glazing
bars, 2x2 panes. First floor has horned sash window, segment
head, 2x2 panes. Rear addition, one ground and one first floor
small casement window. E end elevation, brickwork shows
rebuilding, large blocked arched opening roughly central on
ground floor with red brick voussoirs. 2 internal symmetrical
stacks. The terrace of houses forms a group.

Listing NGR: TQ5902593629

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26653430

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