Description

SO 97 SW DODFORD WITH GRAFTON CP VICTORIA ROAD (west side) Dodford

9/104 Roseville

GV II

House. c1848 with mid- to late C20 alterations. Brick on sandstone base, slate roof with ridge end and rear stacks. Rectangular three-bay plan. Single Single storey. Main east front articulated as 1:3:1 bays; central part breaks forward slightly and is gabled with moulded bargeboards on shaped brackets; 2-light C20 casements in original openings in outer bays; central part has a c20 glazed door flanked by single-,light C20 casements, all in original openings. A C20 gabled timber part-glazed porch now encloses the door. Trefoil opening in stone triangle in gable apex. Contemporary service buildings including stable to rear right. 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. This example is notable for the survival of its rear service and out-buildings. (W Bond, From Hamlet to Parish, 1972).

Listing NGR: SO9308573181

External Links

• Wikidata Q26460804

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