Dittisham Thornwell

DITTISHAM 5X8654-5X8754 THE LEVEL 17/271 Dittisham Thornwell

GV II

House and shop premises. Late C19, said to have been built in 1876. Stone rubble, mostly local limestone and redbrick window arches. Slate roof with over-hanging eaves with exposed rafter ends and verges at the gable ends with scalloped barge boards with pierced trefoils. The 2 small gables at the front and 2 in the rear wing have similar bargeboards. Rendered stacks at the gable ends, the left hand with turned clay pot and the right hand with a lowered pot. Plan: Overall L-shaped on plan the front block is at right angles to the road and of double-depth plan with 2 principal front rooms, a central entrance and probably smaller rooms behind. Behind the left hand part there is a wing facing the road to the left of the house; the wing contains a small shop on the ground floor with a central entrance. Exterior: 2 storeys. The north west front of the house has a symmetrical 2-window elevation of original 9-pane (3 over 6 panes) sashes in openings with segmental brick arches, the first floor with small gables over with shaped and pierced bargeboards. Central doorway with similar arch and late C20 glazed door. The corners at the front are splayed. The left hand return, the rear wing facing the road has a small early C20 8-pane shop window to the right in an earlier opening with a timber lintel, a circa early C20 fixed-light 9-pane window to the left and a C20 glazed door between. On the first floor 2 late C19 2-light casements with glazing bars with small gables over with shaped and pierced bargeboards. Interior: The shop has a single circa early C20 interior, the counter has a panelled front and the walls are lined in shelves. The interior of the house was not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX8631354741