Description

SD 91 SW LITTLEBOROUGH TOWN HOUSE ROAD
least side)

1/67 Town House
2/1/67
G.V. II
House. Rebuilt for William and Betty Newall in 1798 with
additions of 1915 to rear. Ashlar with slate roof. Double-
pile plan with a total of 5 bays and 2 storeys. Symmetrical
facade with a pediment over the central 3 bays which break
forward. Projecting plinth, first floor band and eaves
cornice with blocking course. Central door with 6 fielded
panels, radial fanlight, archivolt with keystone and an open
pediment on 3/4 columns. 4 ground floor and 5 first floor
windows all with sashes. Central first floor window with an
eared architrave and keystone. The giant pediment has a
circular tympanum window. Side wall chimney stacks and
hipped roof. Arched stair window to left return above a door
with moulded surround. The 1915 additions include a 2 storey
bow window. Regency-style fireplace and other internal
fittings remain. H. Fishwick, History of Rochdale, 1889.

Listing NGR: SD9371817131

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26321233

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)