Description

TL 87 NW ELVEDEN LONDON ROAD

2/20 Nos. 1-7(consec)
- (Cottage Homes)

- II

Terrace of almshouses, c.1900. In the Tudorbethan style. 1 storey; a central
raised block has an attic above. A long symmetrical range with short cross-
wings at either end. Red brick with decorative half-timbering and plaster
infill to the gables. Plaintiled roofs, the bargeboards and collars set
forward on corbels and with drop-finials at the apex. Central clusters of 2,3
and 4 octagonal chimneys of red brick in the Elizabethan style. Mullioned
casement windows with leaded lights; some are transomed and have gablets above,
the centre block has an oriel lighting the attic. Most entrance doorways have
4-centred arched heads with hoodmoulds, and recessed boarded doors; the end
blocks have gabled timber porches at the re-entrant angle.

Listing NGR: TL8208479933

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26289329

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  For the Record