Description

CHURCH ROAD
1.
5104
Edgbaston B15
No 4
SF 0585 SW 44/1
II GV
2.
Part of the Birmingham School for the Deaf. Circa 1815 one of the earliest
Calthorpe Estate villas added to circa 1860. Stucco; slate roof. Two storeys;
3 bays. Rusticated ground floor with 2 window in ball shallow round-arched
recesses and a central porch with coupled Roman Doric columns, triglyph frieze
and modillion cornice. First floor windows plain sashes (the centre one altered)
sitting on a moulded stringcourse. Glazing bars throughout. Moulded eaves
cornice and low parapet. To the left, a 2-storeyed full-height service wing
of circa 1860 with irregular fenestration, the same stringcourse and overhanging
eaves. To the right, a single-storey link to the 2-storeyed former coach
house. Tripartite window in place of the entrance, moulded stringcourse (partly
gone) and Venetian 1st floor window in broken pediment. Rear of main house
with two 2-storeyed bow windows on a high basement with continuous cast-iron
verandah of slim shafts with scroll brackets supporting openwork girders and
ogee roof. Modern additions not included in the listing.

Listing NGR: SP0541885409

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26627164

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy