Description

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4412 WEST GROVE SE10

No 18 (Point House)
TQ 3876 37/G130

II*

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1701 with later extensions. Original house of 3 storeys and basement, 5 windows.
Multi-coloured stock brick with stone-coped parapet concealing roof. Slightly
projecting centre section has urn finials to parapet. Projecting stone quoins,
rusticated on ground and 1st floor. Frieze band below parapet. Heavy, moulded
cornice at 2nd floor level has broken pediment in central section with projecting
oriel in opening. (This oriel is modern, replaced after war damage, but an original
can be seen on back wall). Band at 1st floor cills. Rendered basement. The
whole 2nd floor may have been added later in the century as the gauged brick
window arches are flat on 2nd floor and segmental on other floors. They are
of pinkish brick. 1st floor centre window has shouldered, moulded architrave.
Windows are all early C19 recessed sashes with glazing bars. Modernised central
door in Doric doorcase with triglyph frieze and segmental pediment. An early
C19, 3-storey, 2-window projecting left wing with most windows blocked; and a
late C19, 1-storey, 2-window projecting right wing.
Inside, hall with early C18 panelling and screen across left end of 2 fluted
Ionic columns with side pilasters. Niches behind screen, flanking door to dicing
room. Wide staircase with carved, cut string, S-curved undertreads and spiral
newel. High relief plaster work on landing and staircase walls, swags, shells
and eagle motifs predominate. The house was once lived in by Rowland Hill, founder
of the penny post.

Listing NGR: TQ3842676824

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17551082

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