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Charles Fort — Summer Cove

officer's house
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Charles Fort — Summer Cove
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Detached seven-bay two-storey former barrack store, built c.1770, possibly original in use as officer's house, now in use as museum. Hipped slate roof with tooled limestone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked rubble stone walls with tooled stone capped plinth having occasional air vents with cast-iron grills. Round-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and stone sills to ground floor, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows having spoked fanlights to upper sashes. Square-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and stone sills to first floor, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to front (south-east) elevation having tooled limestone surround, surmounted by dentilated cornice. Replacement timber panelled double-leaf doors with cut limestone stepped approach. Round-headed door opening with red brick block-and-start surround to side (north-east) elevation. Cut limestone doorstep and replacement double-leaf glazed timber doors surmounted by spoked fanlight. Adjoining outbuilding to side (south-west) in ruins.

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