BROOKE HOUSE
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1108072
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Jan-1990
- Statutory Address:
- BROOKE HOUSE, GALPIN STREET
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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.
End of official listing
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