Description

SO 97 SW DODFORD WITH GRAFTON CP PRIORY ROAD (east side)
Dodford

9/95 No 1
12.5.76

GV II

House. c1848 with late C20 alterations. Brick on sandstone base, slate roof
with ridge end stacks. Rectangular three-bay plan. Single storey. Main west
front articulated as 1:3:1 bays; central part breaks forward slightly and is
gabled with moulded bargeboards on shaped brackets; original 2-light casements
in outer bays; central part contains main entrance with gabled canopy and ball
finial above half-glazed door flanked by single-light casements. Trefoil open-
ing within stone triangle in gable apex. Large external chimney with blue brick
offsets to rear right side. C20 alterations at rear. One of 40 similar Chartist
houses in Dodford built mainly on four-acre plots by the Chartist Land Company.
As on other Chartist estates, each small-holding was intended to provide its
occupant with an independent livelihood and the opportunity to qualify for a
county vote. (W Bond, From Hamlet to Parish, 1982).

Listing NGR: SO9368873246

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26392192

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)