Kirkham Garage

PAIGNTON

SX8861 KIRKHAM STREET 1947-1/4/40 (North side) 10/01/75 Kirkham Garage (Formerly Listed as: KIRKHAM STREET Warehouse on Corner of Mill Lane)

GV II

Warehouse, now in use as garage, said to have been used as cider depot. Early C19. Local red breccia rubble with some local grey limestone towards the bottom; slate roof, hipped at Mill Lane end, gabled at Kirkham Street end. PLAN: Long, narrow, rectangular plan with slight change in angle on the Kirkham Street side, rounded corner to Mill Lane. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys. 5-window elevation to Kirkham Street with regular fenestration. Ground and first-floor windows have breccia voussoirs, 2nd floor windows, set high above the eaves, have timber lintels. Timber windows either with C20 glazing or blocked. Ground floor has secondary double doorway knocked through in 2nd bay from the right. Roof projects out over rounded corner to Mill Street. Mill Street end has enlarged ground-floor doorway with ragged brick jambs and a loft loading door, probably replacing 2 smaller loading doors. INTERIOR: First floor and most of 2nd floor carpentry removed, with slots for joists remaining. Masonry of Mill Street end indicates former loft doors to first and 2nd storeys. Roof construction at Mill Street end late C20, earlier roof may exist to rear.

Listing NGR: SX8856961002