Description

KENTON THE STRAND, Starcross
SX 98 SE

6/282 Langdale
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GV II

House. Circa 1860. Colourwashed and stuccoed, probably stone; hipped slate roof
with deep eaves carried on curved eaves brackets; end stacks and 2 rear lateral
stacks with stuccoed shafts and cornices carried on brackets. Italianate.
Plan: Double depth plan, 2 rooms wide, with a central entrance facing the stair.
Exterior: Well-preserved. 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay front with rusticated quoins
and a platband. Central porch on columns, porch crowned with a balustrade, the
corners solid with raised panels. Good 2-leaf panelled front door with circular
mouldings in the centre with a round-headed plate glass fanlight. 2 storey canted
bays to left and right with hipped roofs with tall spike on ball finials, the C19
windows glazed with 2-pane plate glass sashes, similar sash above front door. The
left return, facing Staplake Road, has 2 first floor and 2 ground floor windows,
those to the right blind, the first floor windows with moulded architraves. The rear
elevation has a stair window with margin glazing.
Interior: Not inspected but likely to retain features of interest.
A well preserved Victorian villa on the Strand.

Listing NGR: SX9756582188

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26389926

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas