Eveleigh House
EVELEIGH HOUSE, DOCTORS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195185
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Eveleigh House
- Statutory Address:
- EVELEIGH HOUSE, DOCTORS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195185
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Eveleigh House
- Statutory Address 1:
- EVELEIGH HOUSE, DOCTORS 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:
- EVELEIGH HOUSE, DOCTORS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Torbay (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Brixham
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 92302 55454
Details
BRIXHAM
SX9255 DOCTORS ROAD, Higher Brixham 1946-1/7/82 (West side) 10/01/75 Eveleigh House
GV II
Detached house, now flats. Early C19. Solid rendered walls. Hipped pantiled roof. Rendered chimney on middle of right side of roof. 2 small chimneys on left side wall. Double-fronted and at least 2 rooms deep. 2 storeys. Picturesque Gothic style. Symmetrical 3-window front, with central doorway. All openings have pointed, incurving arches. Half-glazed C20 door; fanlight with intersecting glazing bars following the curve of the arch. Windows have 2-light wood casements (French window in ground storey) with small-paned glazing and margin-panes; 4 panes per light in ground storey, 3 above; transom-lights matching fanlight of front door. Upper-storey windows have slatted external shutters with tops curved to match the arches. Deep flat eaves-cornice, continued round all 4 sides of building. Similar window, but with flat head and no transom-light, in ground storey of right side wall. Rear wall (fronting Eveleigh Close) has 5 flat-headed windows with 6-paned sashes. Left side wall altered, with several lean-to projections, including a weatherboarded closet in upper storey. Of a type associated with the Gillard family in Brixham; Mr Gillard built the villas for himself and his daughters, the other examples being Burton Villa, Burton Street, and Norton House and Aylmer on Milton Street (qv).
Listing NGR: SX9230255454
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 383587
- 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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