Braganza House

SW 84 33 ST JUST IN ROSELAND ST MAWES

6/116 Braganza House - 30-5-67 GV II*

Substantial house within its own grounds in village. Circa 1830 and later C19 rear service wing. Incised stucco with dry Delabole slate hipped roofs and axial brick stacks. 2 room, central stair, rear passage plan plus small original rear wing to right of stair (later wing beyond) and double depth bay to right plus single storey room to rear of passage. 2 storeys. 1:1:1+1 bay south front. Plinth, string, moulded cornice and plain parapet. Panelled piers divided by string and first floor ones with consoles over. First 3 bays with central bay as full height semi circular projection have round headed, moulded architraves in recesses and hoodmoulds with lion's head stops: original sashes with round headed fanlights and traceried glazing bars to centre with central taller sash and one over bowed with curved glass. Right bay recessed with moulded window architrave. All windows to first floor have moulded architraves with corner blocks and all sills have pair of shell consoles under. Except for 20-pane hornless sash to ground floor of second bay all windows are original 16-pane hornless sashes. Rear has semi circular on plan stair projection with original bowed round headed sash with curved glass. West, entrance front has doorway, left with original panelled door and fanlight with intersecting glazing. Doric like porch with guttae and slender columns. 16-pane sash over and left of door in single storey wing. Round headed window to right, blind as is window over, otherwise detail is similar to south front. Interior is virtually intact including original geometric stair with wreathed mahogany handrail snd stick balusters with plinths; mahogany panelled doors, moulded architraves, panelled reveals, moulded plaster ceiling cornices and bands (1 with fluting) and some chimney pieces.

Listing NGR: SW8474033178