Church Hill House

BOVEY TRACEY EAST STREET (north side) SX 8178 Bovey Tracey

11/60 - 23.8.55 No 58 Church Hill House

GV II

House. Early C19. Granite and slatestone rubble with granite ashlar quoins at right-hand end; rear wing has door and window arches of red brick. Slated roof with bracketed wood eaves-cornice at the front. Red-brick chimneystack in each gable. Double-depth plan with wing at rear right-hand side. Main range is 2 rooms wide with centre through-passage and stair compartment; kitchen in right-hand rear room. 2 storeys and garret in front range, 2 lower storeys in rear wing. Symmetrical 3-window front. Centre doorway with cement surround; panelled pilasters at either side, cornice on consoles above. 4-panelled door with urn- shaped brass knocker; narrow 3-pane fanlight on top. Windows all have moulded stucco architraves and 8-pane sashes, some containing old glass. Right-hand gable- wall to Trough Lane has 2 garret windows with 6-paned wood casements. Side-wall of rear wing is 2 windows wide. To left of ground storey is a segmental-headed coach entrance with double plank gates. Second-storey windows have flat heads and 2-light wood casements, each casement with 8 panes. Interior: has wood staircase with thin square balusters and column-newels, the latter with tall square-section heads having rounded tops. Rooms in ground storey have simple moulded plaster cornices. Left-hand rear room has original wood fireplace-surround with beaded edges and plain shelf; round-headed cast-iron hob grate. Right-hand front room has late C19 polished black slate chimneypiece brought from elsewhere in the town. Upper storey and rear wing not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX8197178601