Numbers 16 To 20 (Consecutive) And Number 22

CREDITON

SX8399 EXETER ROAD 672-1/4/41 (West side) Nos.16-20 & 22 (Consecutive)

GV II

Row of 6 adjoining urban cottages. Probably circa 1840s with earlier origins. Front wall Flemish bond brick; end walls rendered; thatched roof hipped at left end, gabled at right end; 3 axial stacks and rear lateral stacks with brick shafts. Plan: Single-depth range. The 3 left hand cottages are double-fronted with central entrances (Nos 16 to 18), Nos 19 and 20 single-fronted, No 22 converted into a double-fronted plan from 2 single-fronted cottages. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2:2:2:1:1:3 window front. No 16 is entered from the left end. The front has 2 ground floor C20 timber small-pane top-hung casements; 2 first floor late C19 ot C20 2-light casements. No 17 has a central plank door, a C20 timber small-pane top-hung casement to the left, a C19 sliding sash to the right with 4 panes per light. First floor windows are one 2- and one 3-light C19 timber casements. No 18 has a C20 boarded door in the centre with a glazed pane flanked by 4/4-pane sashes and 2 first floor top-hung timber casements. Nos 19 and 20 have helf-glazed C20 doors towards the centre and each have a 16-pane horned sash alongside and a first floor 2-light casement. No 22 has steps up to a 4-panel front door in the centre with the top panels glazed; a 16-pane sash to the left, a 2/2 pane sash to the right and 3 first floor 2-light casements, 2 panes per light. Blocked doorways on front indicate that the house was originally 2 smaller cottages. Interior: Not inspected but may retain features of interest. The combination of brick and thatch is an unusual one in Devon. These houses are an important part of the entrance into the town from the Exeter side.

Listing NGR: SX8392999756