83 And 84, Southtown Road

GREAT YARMOUTH

TG5206 SOUTHTOWN ROAD 839-1/6/234 (West side) 27/06/53 Southtown And Gorleston Nos.83 AND 84

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Pair of houses. Late C18, altered mid C19. Stuccoed and whitewashed brick. Concrete pantiles on the roof. 2 storeys; 4-window range. Each house in 2 bays separated by a round entrance arch leading to a passage to rear. The archway has cast-iron gates. Ground floor rusticated. Two C20 doors flanking the central arch, both under recessed arches. No.83 has a 6/6 horned sash set in a recess to left and 2 similar sashes to first floor. Between these first-floor sashes is a plaque bearing the following legend: `J.S. Cotman/ Painter and Etcher/ lived here from April 1812/ until December 1823'. No.84 with late C20 top-hung casements. Gabled roof with 2 flat-topped C20 dormers fitted with casements. 2 ridge stacks. The rear has a large single-storeyed gabled service wing lit through late C20 casements. Rear wall of houses also with C20 casements. INTERIOR of No.83: stick-baluster staircase with turned newels. The balusters replaced in 1991. Re-roofed 1984-85, including No.84.

Listing NGR: TG5233506488