Description

BIRKENHEAD

SJ3088 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, Claughton
789-1/10/190 (North side)
Nos.24 AND 26

GV II

Pair of houses. c1845. By Charles Reed. Stucco over brick with
Welsh slate roof. Symmetrically-planned with outer gabled
wings. 2 storeys. Each dwelling a 2-room double-depth plan
with central entrance and outer advanced gabled bay.
Round-arched doorway in projecting pedimented weather hood
carried on brackets. French windows alongside, with round
arched upper windows. Outer gabled bay has canted bay window
to ground floor, and round arched upper window. Windows all
2-light casements with margin lights. Ogee lattice work
verandah survives on right hand house only. Axial and end wall
stacks. The houses form part of the original development at
Claughton, laid out by Reed for Sir William Jackson in the
early 1840's.
(Map of Claughton in 1848).

Listing NGR: SJ3073188375

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26497284

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)