51 And 53, King Street

BRIXHAM

SX9256SE KING STREET, Lower Brixham 1946-1/11/168 (South East side) 10/01/75 Nos.51 AND 53

GV II

Mirrored pair of houses. Early C19. Solid rendered walls. Slated roof. Rendered chimney on each side wall. 3 storeys; garret at No.53. Each house 1 window wide with paired doorways in the centre, set in a single opening. Door at No.51 is 6-panelled, that at No.53 four-panelled, both with flush bottom panels. Combined flat hood, probably a C20 replacement. In front, 4 steps of Devonian limestone, partly repaired with cement. Each house has a flat-topped, canted bay window in ground storey; that at No.53 is C19 with moulded top cornice and sashes, the middle sashes each with 3 upright glazing bars. Second-storey window at No.51 (segmental-headed) and third-storey window at both houses have barred sashes: 2 over 2 panes in second storey and 6 over 6 panes in third storey of No.51, 4 over 4 panes in third storey of No.53. Rusticated pilaster strips down left side of building and in centre, stopping rather eccentrically above the paired doors. Eaves-cornice with small, closely-set moulded brackets. Flat-topped dormer at No.53, glazed at front and sides. Second-storey window at No.53 widened in C20.

Listing NGR: SX9269856230