Description

LYNDON
SK 90 SW THE GREEN (East Side)

6/165 Nos. 14 and 15

GV II

Pair of model cottages. Mid C19. By Henry Roberts. Red brick, with stone
hood moulds and Collyweston slate roof with brick ornamental ridge stack.
2 storeys of 2 2-light casements under 2 gables. 2 3-lights to ground
floor. Either end in angle a 4-panelled door. On each end gable a 2-light
casement both floors, and on right end a C20 door as well. Lean-to to
rear. Roberts,as architect to the Society for Improving the Conditions
of the Labouring Classes,was a pioneer in the field of working-class
housing and his designs were published by the Society for landowners
and others to use. These cottages are to one of those designs. Curl,
J.S., The Life and work of Henry Roberts 1803 - 1876, Chichester 1983,
fig. 36. No. 5, Church Road, including No. 6, Post Office Lane, (q.v.)
are to the same design.

Listing NGR: SK9098304290

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26335861

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide