Description

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TQ 1979
15/106D

GUNNERSBURY AVENUE, W3
Gothic outbuildings East of Gunnersbury House. including arcade grotto shelter and room known as Princess Amelia's Bath House

II

Late C18 or early C19. Stucco or brick castellated with pinnacles and buttresses. Arcade of four Tudor arches to upper terrace with wooden grilles and wrought iron gate. Pierced parapets to upper and lower terrace, retaining walls. South West grotto with imitation rock surfaces South East room with canted bay to South. Semi-octagonal shelter on South with central doorway and side windows all with four centred arches. Flat roofs. Damaged in a fire in the war. Princess Amelia was a friend of Walpole (Strawberry Hill) and may have been influenced by him, if she was responsible for the design.

Listing NGR: TQ1917579292

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26640738

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House