24 And 26, Princes Street

PAIGNTON

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

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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