Norton House
Norton House, Milton Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195142
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Norton House
- Statutory Address:
- Norton House, Milton Street
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195142
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Norton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Norton House, Milton 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:
- Norton House, Milton Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Torbay (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Brixham
- National Grid Reference:
- SX9195255056
Details
SX9155
1946-1/6/126
BRIXHAM
Higher Brixham
MILTON STREET (south east side)
Norton House
10/01/75
GV
II
House. Early C19. Solid rendered walls. Hipped slated roof. House stands at right-angles to street. No.18 (qv) which abuts its rear wall, was formerly the service wing. Picturesque Gothic style. Two storeys. Symmetrical three window front.
Ground storey has three ogee-headed French windows; these are set in shallow recesses, the centre one with straight-sided pointed arch, the outer ones with round arches. Upper-storey windows also have ogee-arches, here with two-light wood casements. Windows in both storeys have small-paned glazing with margin-panes, three panes in ground storey, two above. Intersecting Gothic glazing bars in window-heads. Rusticated pilaster-strip at each end of front. Deep flat eaves-cornice with paired brackets. Left side wall (facing street) has in ground storey a flat-headed blind window in a round-headed recess; upper storey has a smaller blind window, also flat-headed. Rusticated pilaster strips and eaves-cornice, matching those on front elevation.
INTERIOR not inspected. 1975 list description says it, "retains delicate mouldings and fittings. Central hall leads to staircase. Greek key moulding to soffit, swept mahogany handrail, plain slender banisters; Half-landing with concave door, following curve of wall, into service wing, No.18. The doors on first-floor landing of similar concave form. All doorcases have fluted architraves with leaf mould corner blocks. The living room has anthemion pattern frame to ceiling and egg-and-dart string. Panelled dado rail. Dining room has curved corners and shallow cove to ceiling. The centre first floor room is similar. Internally the windows have deep panelled shutters and soffit to ogee arch. Plain marble chimneypiece."
One of a group of villas in Brixham associated with the Gillard family and including Aylmer (qv).
Listing NGR: SX9195255056
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 383687
- 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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