Nethway House
NETHWAY HOUSE, BROAD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1146591
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Nethway House
- Statutory Address:
- NETHWAY HOUSE, BROAD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1146591
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Nethway House
- Statutory Address 1:
- NETHWAY HOUSE, BROAD ROAD
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:
- NETHWAY HOUSE, BROAD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kingswear
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 90254 52141
Details
SX 95 SW KINGSWEAR BROAD ROAD
10/31 Nethway House (formerly listed in 18.10.49 Brixham UD)
- II*
Country house in small park. Dated 1699. Built for John Fownes. Red brick in Flemish bond. Bitumanised slate hipped roof with heavy moulded wooden modillion cornice. Giant corner pilasters in brick with moulded sandstone bases. Stone plinth. Double depthplan. Three storeys and cellars. 2:3:2 bays, centre three bays slightly advanced with giant pilasters and with eaves cornice breaking forward. Sash windows with glazing bars and cambered brick arches. Central doorway with red sandstone pilasters stone entablature, semi-circular fanlight and panelled door. Seven-bay rear elevation and five-storey side elevations, with rendered first and second floors. Four plain rendered chimney stacks sym- metrical on ridge. Two-storey service wing to east, stone rubble, rendered south side with sash windows, now coverted into three cottages, probably originally stables. Good contemporary interior. The principal ground floor rooms have bolection moulded panelling with contemporary bolection or later C18 chimney pieces and moulded plaster ceilings. The entrance hall has a fine plaster over- mantle with garlands and cartouche with helmet and putti. Stair hall at rear has massive open well stairs to first floor with moulded string, turned balusters and heavy moulded hand rail ramped up to large panelled square newel. Panelled and pilastered dado, fine moulded plaster landing ceiling with oval and laurel branches with eagles and heavy cornice with acanthus leaves and eagles. Bedrooms, one is panelled, the others have moulded plaster cornices. One attic room has moulded plaster cornice. Secondary staircase on east side of house, full height, dog-leg with moulded string heavy moulded balusters and handrail and semi- circular newel said to be half a ship's mast. Moulded square sandstone plaque to right hand of ground floor inscribed: 'The Within House was built by John Fownes Esquire Anno Domini 1699'. Charles II is said to have visited Nethway in July 1671, so presumably there was an earlier house on the site.
Listing NGR: SX9025452141
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100568
- 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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