1 And 2, Providence Place

A pair of semi-detached houses, likely built around 1843, situated on the outskirts of Witheridge. The houses were probably erected as evidenced by deeds dating back to that year. They are constructed of plastered rubble with rubble and 19th-century brick stacks, and have roofs covered in Turnerised slate. The houses have a double-depth plan facing west, with a central entrance hall and staircase separating front and rear rooms. They feature gable-end stacks and a central axial stack serving both houses.

The overall design was originally symmetrical with a six-window front, although it is now slightly unbalanced due to minor late 19th-century alterations. Each house has a three-window front and two storeys with half-basements and attic space in the roof. Access is provided by a flight of stone steps leading to a central door, sheltered by individual tented roof verandahs above the basements. The eaves are supported by a series of shaped timber brackets. Original cast iron rainwater heads and drainpipes run between the houses.

House number one, on the north side, has original 12-pane sashes to the first floor. The ground floor includes a late 19th-century canted bay window with full-height glazed sides, including front-opening French windows with glazing bars and margin panes incorporating blue, red, and orange glass to the left of the door. A similar late 19th-century square-cornered bay window with glazing bars and green-tinted margin panes is located to the right of the door. The three-bay verandah is supported on plain timber posts with a timber rail and wooden trellis infill, and features a lead crestwork vallance to the tented roof now clad in corrugated iron. The half-basement has casement windows.

House number two, on the south side, retains a better-preserved original facade. It includes original 12-pane sashes to the first floor, with stucco keystones over the embrasures, and a blind panel with painted glazing in the centre. A similar 6-panel door and overlight with glazing bars is flanked by original 12-pane sashes. The three-bay verandah is supported by slender iron columns set in the ground and features cast iron openwork spandrels. The tented roof is now covered in corrugated iron. Basement windows have glazing bars and are protected by vertical iron bars. Both houses have round-headed sashes in the end gables, providing light to the attics, with glazing bars featuring a gothic pattern in the upper sashes.

The interiors retain much original joinery and plasterwork.