Description

WELLINGTON ROAD
1.
5104
Edgbaston B15
No 49
SP 0584 NE 49/14
II GV
2.
C1840 substantial stucco villa with Grecian details, set back behind carriage
sweep. Two storeys, 3 bays symmetrical to main block with fourth bay extension
to south and screen wall coach house to north. Deep plinth and giant quoin
pilasters on moulded bases; plat band; first floor window impost string and
frieze bed mould carried over quoin pilasters with corresponding breaks to eaves
cornice, plain parapet above. Cornice and parapet returned to flanking stucco
chimney stacks. Rather squat revealed sash windows to first floor. The ground
floor has tripartite rectangular bay windows with panelled aprons and moulded
stucco cornices, flanking square pier porch with palmette and anthemion patterned
capitals, deep entablature with projecting cornice. The porch is approached by
a flight of steps between ramped stucco walls. The one bay south extension has
main eaves cornice carried over and shallow rusticated quoins; tripartite ground
floor window and single sash on first floor both with cornices on consoles.
Stucco screen wall to north contains segmental arched coach house entrance.

Listing NGR: SP0592184897

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26340314

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version