Grove House is a large three-storey early 19th century detached double-pile house in Rax Lane, with a symmetrical five-bay classical façade of yellow brick with stone dressings and stone porch with Roman Doric columns.
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Grove House is a large detached house in Rax Lane, built in the early 19th century, but has been modernised -- the east wing has been largely rebuilt. It is of three storeys with a double pile plan with two parallel hipped slate roofs. It has a symmetrical five-bay classical façade of yellow brick with stone dressings, an eaves cornice and parapet, and a central ashlar porch with Roman Doric columns. The north façade has stucco pilasters at either end and a central doorway with three-quarter columns. The side walls are red brick. (1) (2)
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<1> SDO97
Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 51.
<2> SDO10497
Unpublished document: Jones, B V and Williams, M. 2002. Bridport: An Assessment of Townscape & Buildings. 69-70.
Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 016 025
Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bridport 25
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