Description

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SE29NE
6/12

HORBURY
JENKIN ROAD (north side)
Nos 68-70, Jenkin House

(Formerly listed as Jenkyn House, JENKYN ROAD)

II
House now convalescent home. Early C19. Ashlar fronted, coursed squared stone. Stone slate roof. Three storeys. Symmetrical three-bay facade. Central doorway with moulded architrave and triangular pediment on console brackets. Two-storey bow to each side with windows divided into three by Tuscan colonnettes which support a cornice and blocking course to each floor. Twelve-pane sash to first-floor centre with moulded architrave. Six-pane sashes to second floor. Two lateral stacks to left, one to right. Two-storey building to right not of special interest.

Rear: central round-arched stair window with glazing bars.

Interior: stair with shaped tread soffits and moulded tread ends. Ramped moulded handrail with added wooden rail and later steel balusters. Ornamental newels are probably later. Niche at rear of right room. Window shutters.

Listing NGR: SE2883418346

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26479233

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)