No 22 And Attached Front Wall And Gateway Adjoining To North

DARTMOUTH

SX8750 SOUTHTOWN 673-1/6/240 (West side) 23/10/72 No.22 and attached front wall and gateway adjoining to north (Formerly Listed as: SOUTHTOWN Nos.22 AND 23)

GV II

House, now subdivided into flats. Late C18. Local stone rubble, plastered front lightly blocked out as ashlar, some original pegged slate-hanging to rear; end stacks with rendered brick chimneyshafts; slate roof. PLAN: 2 rooms wide, double-depth plan, with original central front door (now blocked and C20 doors into north side). EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; symmetrical 3-window front. All replacement tripartite sashes without glazing bars except for the central ground-floor window which is even later, a small sash blocking the original front door. Timber modillion eaves cornice. Gable-ended roof parallel to the street. C20 casements to rear and C20 extensions. INTERIOR: Only ground floor inspected. Some good original detail, including panelled doors, a moulded plaster cornice around the former entrance hall, and an overlight with Gothick glazing bars. The stairs have been removed, but more joinery and other detail is suspected on the upper floors. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Courtyard to north screened from the street by a tall wall, stucco on stone rubble and brick. It contains a segmental-headed arch and probably original double doors, panelled on the front with good ferramenta. Kitchen block to rear with lateral stack, now raised to 3 storeys.

Listing NGR: SX8784050793