4, Higher Polsham Road

PAIGNTON

SX8861 HIGHER POLSHAM ROAD 1947-1/4/37 (North side) 31/05/74 No.4

GV II

House, divided into flats. Probably 1860s. Stuccoed and blocked out; slate roof, hipped at ends; end stacks with rendered shafts with cornices. L-plan: double-depth main block, 2-rooms-wide with a rear left wing at right-angles. 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay front. Left and right rusticated quoins; deep eaves on paired moulded brackets; eaves band; platband at first-floor sill level. Central doorway with a moulded cornice on consoles; moulded doorcase with panelled reveals; c1860s panelled door with horizontal upper and lower panels. 2 ground-floor windows with moulded architraves, glazed with 4-pane sashes with horizontal glazing bars; 3 first-floor similarly-glazed windows. Rear elevation and the rear wing preserve sash windows; unfortunate plastic replacement window on right return of main block. INTERIOR: Not inspected but said to be entirely gutted for conversion to flats.

Listing NGR: SX8880261269