The Skipper Public House

BRIXHAM

SX9255 DREW STREET, Higher Brixham 1946-1/7/91 (North West side) 10/01/75 No.57 The Skipper Public House (Formerly Listed as: DREW STREET, Higher Brixham No.57 The Town Arms)

GV II

Public house. Probably C17 or C18, superficially remodelled in C19. Solid rendered walls. Slated roof, hipped to right. Rendered chimney on each end wall. Late C19 red-brick chimney on front roof slope. 2 storeys. 4 windows wide, the second upper-storey window from the right blind. Ground storey has round-arched doorway with panelled double doors, off-centre to right. Flanking it are two C20 three-light mullioned and transomed wood casement windows. The whole group is framed by 4 pilasters, 1 at each end and 2 flanking the doorway, supporting an entablature; above each pilaster is a projecting section of fluted frieze. At left-hand end is a cart entrance with plank doors and slightly curved head. Upper-storey windows have 6-paned sashes in box-frames. Blind window has a moulded architrave. Small boxed eaves-cornice. INTERIOR not inspected but likely to be of interest.

Listing NGR: SX9220055221