Description

CHURCH ROW
1.
5033
Wandsworth Plain SW18
Nos 1 to 6 (consec)
TQ 2574 12/6 14.7.55
II*
2.
Circa 1723. Balanced block of 3 storeys and basement. Each 3 windows wide. Brown brick. Brick pier projections between each 2 pairs and at the corners. Blank panel windows to centres of pairs. Stone approach steps to each door.
Wooden doorcases with plinth blocks, fluted Corinthian pilasters and entablature
with dentil cornice. Arched footway at ground floor between Nos 3 and 4 and
carriageways between Nos 1 and 2 and 5 and 6. Gauged red brick arches and dressings to flush-framed windows: the ground and first floor arches segmental, the first floor also with brick keyblocks. First floor centre blank window has sundial with inscription "AD1723 Vigilate et Orate". Moulded, gauged red brick band above first floor. Wooden blocked eaves cornice with pediment over centre 5 windows. Hipped roof part slate, part tile. Stacks with oversailing courses at hips and flanking centre pair of houses. Some wrought iron railings to forecourts and entrances. No 1 has later ground floor shop on forecourt.

Listing NGR: TQ2551974730

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Church Row, Wandsworth at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15210174

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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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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)