Brixham Heritage Database
The entries below are Brixham listed buildings as assessed in
the early 1970s, and sorted by street name. The museum library
also contains a current listing, and further notes relating to
many of Brixham's most significant properties. Our photograph
archive contains many street scenes and prominent buildings, from
the late Victorian period onwards. Our database indexes many of
these and other properties. Our map collection can reveal what
was on a spot before a property was built. For details of our
search service, click here.
Bakers Hill: 2,3 c1850; 4 earlyC19 prob earlier original
Berry Head Road: Coastguard station c1889; 14-32 5 pairs
of cottages c1889; Rescue Station c1889 (Eastern end of
cottages)
Bolton Street: Congregational Chapel c1840-1850; 36-42 c1850;
62 & 64 c1840-1850 with double trellis porch of
Brixham pattern; Bolton hotel c1830; 24 & 26 early C19
refronting, formerly "Stop & Pay" Inn; 34
early C19
Burton Street: 5 & 7 C17/C18 cottages altered C19
with 9 added early-mid C19; 11 c1830 villa; 19 half of
pair c1840-50 with Brixham type porch; 31 "Burton
Court" late C18; "Burton Villa" early C19
villa of type associated with Gillard family
Castor Road: Castor House C18 altered early C19, former
farmhouse
Church Street: 1-5 Prob C17 origin, C19 roof; 2-4 c1850;
Church 1810-1824 S aisle added 1885, N aisle & W
front 1892, tower & lady chapel 1900-6
Doctors Road: Eveleigh House early C19 villa of type
associated with Gillard family; Stone base of old dovecot
in garden
Drew Street : 15 "St Kilda House" c1830-1840
villa with Brixham trellis porch; 57 Town Arms c1840-50
recasing of C17/C18 building; 59 c1840-50 prob recasing;
61 Dolphin Cottage C17 original much altered, C19 slate
roof; 69 c1840-50 villa with Brixham trellis; 71 c1840-50
villa; 87-89 pair, mid C19 fronts; 91 mid C19 probably
recasing of an earlier building; 93 former farmhouse prob.
C18 altered C19 & recently; Waterman's Arms c 1800-30
with some later alterations; 60-66 early C19 prob.
recasing earlier building; 68-70 mid C19 pair; Non-conformist
chapel & wall mid C19. Entrance in churchyard; 82-84
mid C19; 94 Post Office C17/18 altered mid C19; 96-98
behind PO, C17 originals or earlier, C19 slate roof &
windows; Church c1377 incl. font, restored incl. windows
C19; Church porch/gates early C19 poss. incorporating
earlier masonry; 100-106 c1820 prob recasing earlier
buildings; 108 Bell Inn c1800 with earlier parts at rear,
windows altered c1830-1850; 110-112 c1850-1860
Fore Street: Methodist Chapel 1816, extended interior to
South & refaced 1871: Globe early-mid C19 refront of
an earlier building
Harbour: King's Quay C18; Coastguard station early C19;
New Pier 1799-1804
Heath Road: 1-3 c1800
Higher Street: 2-4 early C19 recasing of older cottages;
6-8 early C19 prob. recasing; 10-18 early C19; 20-22 C18/C19
prob. recasing; 24-26 pair c1800; 28 Manor Inn early C19,
later C19 bays; 30-32 early C19 block of 3; 40-42 pair
early C19; 44-46 prob C18 cottages, altered early C19; 48-50
prob recased early C19; 56-62 row, early C19; 1 & 1a
early C19 3-9 row early C19; 27 & 29 C18. 29 was a
pilchard cellar, formerly Brixham museum
Horsepool Street: 8-16 early C19 rebuilding of cottages;
Goat House C14/C15 Devon Passage house considerably
altered C18/C19; Hill House C13 apparently much altered
late C17 & late C18 with modern additions, associated
with William Of Orange; Hill Cottage C19 windows in older
passage house 1587 fireback; 15 c1840-1850 recasing; 21
Brookdale early C19 radical altering of C17/C18 cob &
stone building; 25 Greenover Farm C15/C16 stone & cob
passage house with poss. earlier origin. Right hand wing
poss later addition. Stable & outbuildings C19
King Street: 6-16 Island block early C19. 6-12 have later
alterations; 18-22 early C19 block; 13-17. 13 is part of
block with 11 Temperance Place; 15 has Victorian shop
front; 27 early C19 front prob recasing older building;
29-33 mid C19 refacing of older stone buildings; 39 c1830-50
refronting; 45-49 Quayside Hotel early C19 with later
& recent alterations; 51-53 prob early C19 refronting
of older stone building Mid C19 bay; 57-59 pair early to
mid C19; 65 c1850 69 early to mid C19 front; 71-77 two
pairs early to mid C19 79 mid C19; 81 early C19 villa
with mid C19 alterations; 83 c1840-50
Middle Street:24-26 c1800 pair altered mid C19 said to
have been Admiralty House used by Ld Howe in 1790s; 74
Poss C17 origins much altered late C18 &
subsequently; 76 late C18 front.
Milton Street: 1-3 early to mid C19 recasing of older
structure 5-7 mid C19 pair; 9-15 c1850 row of 3 houses;
Town Manor house. Crown property sold off C16. Prob
dating from then with late C18 rebuilding. Restorations
1913. Originally residence of the Gillard family; 21 c1830-1850;
23-25 C17/C18 pair of cottages or one house, recased and
altered midC19 & recently; 39 C17/18 building much
altered early C19. Small early C19 shop front; 47 "Verbena"
C16/C17 cottage rebuilt 1930s; Aylmer Fine c1820 villa,
built by Gillard for his daughter Mrs Chilcote. Also
crenellated former coach house for the villa; 63 C17/C18
origin altered early C19; 69-71 incl. 1 Summer Lane (was
67 Milton St) C16/C17 or poss earlier origin as passage
house, prob one house originally. Much altered early C19
when 71 added.; 81-87 C16 or poss earlier, much altered C19.
81 prob later extension C19 with modern windows. 87
retains passage & part of original roof structure;
Milton Cottage early C19 prob. recasing of older
structure; 18 "Trosby Cottage" C16/C17 Yeoman's
cottage with early C19 alterations when it became the
service wing of Norton house; Norton house early C19
villa built by Gillard for a daughter; "The Lodge"
c1830-1850 villa; 24 "Pound Cottage" & 26.
originally one farmhouse (Brixham Pottery building was
the outbuilding). C15/C16 origin, altered early C19;
"Hearthstone" & "Hearthstone East"
Cottages on farm C16/C17 origin, completely though
sympathetically restored 1930s; 58 early C19 house on
banked garden; 60 early C19 recasing of C17/C18 building
with Brixham type trellis porch.
Monksbridge Road: Monksbridge Cottage c1790 former toll
house
New Road: 1-3 c1830-50 pair; "Jill's pantry"
originally stable & coach house block for "Parkham
Wood", (demolished); 85 early C19 villa
Overgang: Custom House C18; 11-15 C18-C19 row of 3; 24
early to mid C19; 31-33 early C19 row, prob recasing; 35
early C19
Pring's Court: 1 early C19 poss alterations of older
building; 2 mid C19 alteration to C17/C18 cottage; 3 1783
refronted c1840; 4 c1783 refronted C19; 5 c1800 front; 6
c1830 front with later C19 door; Store of Brixham garage.
Formerly 2 cottages. Rounded corner to Market St.
Pump Street: 1 Paradise Place early C19 former fish &
tackle store
Quay: 1-3 early C19 recasing of C16/C17 building; 4 mid C19
rebuilding with altered shop fronts; 5-7 early C19
recasing, altered & modern shop fronts; 8 "Rising
Sun" & 9 early C19 recasing; 10 early C19
recasing with modern shop front; 23 & 24 "Crown
& Anchor" & "Commercial Inn" early
C19 refacing; 27 Jackman's tobacconist early C19
recasing; 28 early C19 recasing
Ranscombe Road: Ranscombe Court 1-5 Row of C18 cottages,
altered early C19; 10-26 row of early C19 cottages;
Ranscombe House c1830-1850 villa; 31-35 early C19 prob
refronting earlier building; 37-49 early C19 row,
refronting earlier block
Rea Barn Road: 2 dated 1636 which is probably correct
St Mary's Road: 1-3 C17 or poss earlier origin much
altered early C19
St Mary's Square: 1-5 C15/C16 origin, row with extra
storey and alterations early C19Strand: Prince of Orange
statue 1888; E Perrett & Son (Old Fishermen's store)
built 1799 as market
Station Hill: Furzeham Court hotel Formerly 2 cottages,
early C19 & prob recasing of older structure;
Sunnybank Early to mid C19 rebuilding of pair of
cottages, prob c17 or earlier in origin
Temperance Place: Steps C18/C19 prob earlier origin;
Coffin House early to mid C19; 4 Part of block with 13
King Street; 6 & 8 Early C19; 10 & 12 C17/C18
cottage; 7-29 Early C19.
Upton Manor Road: Upton Manor built 1768, remodelled
early C19
Windmill Hill Road: 25 early C19 cottage; Windmill dated
1797
