A blocked-up window and missing railings could soon be brought back into view as part of plans to restore lost historic features at a Grade II listed Devon home.
Applicant David King has submitted plans for The Master’s Lodge, 5 Odun Road, Appledore, near Bideford, to reinstate a historic window opening and install iron railings at the front of the property.
The building is listed as Grade II and sits within a designated conservation area. Its official listing describes 5 Odun Road, together with part of 4a Odun Road, as an 18th-century building with alterations, sash windows, segmental heads and keystones, including one inscribed “IA 1737”.
The proposals include removing later infill material from a historically blocked window opening on the southern elevation and installing a new timber sash window to match the existing sash windows.
Documents submitted with the application say the work is intended to restore the original Georgian proportions of the building and enhance its aesthetic and historical significance.
The heritage statement says the blocked window is on the second floor of the front elevation and that external inspection shows a “clear straight-joint” in the brickwork behind lime render, outlining an original window opening.
It says the infill brickwork is later, likely mid-19th century or late Victorian, and does not appear to match the original 18th-century bonding pattern. The original sill is said to remain in place.
The new window would be a traditional timber-framed, single-glazed sash window, designed as an accurate copy of the existing windows, with matching detailing, glazing bars, pulleys and weights. It would be painted to match the existing windows.
The plans also include reinstating cast iron railings on top of the existing stone and rendered boundary wall. The design and access statement says the reclaimed railings date from around the late Georgian or Regency period and would be finished in a painted coating consistent with historic practice.
The document says: “We believe the reinstatement of the window and the reinstatement of the iron railings will enhance both the individual character of the property and the wider appearance of the conservation area by reinstating lost features.”
The heritage statement says the works would involve the loss of non-original infill brickwork, rather than original Georgian fabric, and claims the restoration would not harm the property.
It adds: “In summary, we believe strongly that the reinstatement of the window and the reinstatement of railings would be entirely sympathetic and appropriate for the heritage asset.”
