Brooke House
BROOKE HOUSE, GALPIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1108072
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Brooke House
- Statutory Address:
- BROOKE HOUSE, GALPIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1108072
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Jan-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Brooke House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BROOKE HOUSE, GALPIN STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BROOKE HOUSE, GALPIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Modbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 65917 51575
Details
MODBURY GALPIN STREET SX 6451-6551 (south side) 7/149 Brooke House (formerly 25.1.67 listed as Brook House)
GV II
House, now Residential Home. Early C18. Coursed and squared thin-bedded granite, rendered gable return, left, steep-pitched hipped slate roof. Symmetrical 5-bay front but set across steep slope, giving two storeys left and 3 storeys right. Lower floor, right, has C20 casement in original opening and a 6-panel door with hood on brackets; at ground and first floors are 12-pane, sashes to moulded flush, architraves, stone cills. At ground floor with stone voussoirs and keystone under plain string course, and at first floor to coved cornice. Central 6-panel door under square overlight with radial fanlight in doorcase with slender Doric half-columns and full entablature with segmental pediment, all set to flight of 8 granite steps with simple iron rail balustrade, and a stepped platform to the main street pavement. At back a hipped stair turret, incorporated in later extensions, and some upvc sashes, and two small raking dormers. Small stack. Interior: stick stair with mahogany handrail through large elliptical arched opening to central hall; top flight of stair, to roof space, retains the C18 turned balusters. Simple A-frame roof. Many good C18 panelled doors. The extra bay on the corner of New Street, now part of this property, is not of special interest.
Listing NGR: SX6591751575
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99744
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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