Broadgate House

Broadgate House is a house, partially derelict and partly converted into flats, dating back to the 18th century or possibly earlier, with subsequent alterations and rebuilding. The construction is a mix of roughcast and stuccoed surfaces, brickwork, and slate roofs, featuring stacks with rendered shafts and old pots. It has a courtyard plan with a cartway running parallel to Bellaire and three other wings forming a square courtyard; this section has been converted to flats. The older, and significantly derelict, portion of the house appears to be located at the rear and to the left.

The section facing the road displays gable ends of the wings on either side. A prominent timber gateway, featuring 17th-century stops and 19th-century plank gates, is centrally positioned. Window openings are scattered, mostly with timber small-pane sashes and casements. To the left is a painted brick garden wall, incorporating recessed panels and a gateway topped with ball finials. The derelict section appears to be of 18th-century origin, with alterations from around 1900, and exhibits rusticated quoins, a parapet above a cornice resting on brackets, and a two-storey bow flanked by single-storey bows on the rear elevation. The majority of the sash windows are missing, and some bays have collapsed.

The interior of the house has not been inspected.

At the time of the survey, parts of the building were in very poor condition. Historical records indicate that the house was purchased by William Palmer, a Barnstaple merchant, in 1611, but only had two taxable hearths in 1664. It was later sold in 1675 to another local merchant, Richard Parminter. Following a period of prosperity and rebuilding in the 18th century, the house was subdivided into multiple properties in 1918.