Description

BIRKENHEAD

SJ3088 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, Claughton
789-1/10/199 (South side)
28/03/74 Nos.33-47 (Odd)
Kenyon Terrace

GV II

Terrace of 8 dwellings. 1844-48. Probably by Charles Reed.
Ashlar-faced with Welsh slate roof. 3 storeys, planned as a
symmetrical series (2-4-4-4-2), the outer and central sections
advanced. Outer units have side entrances in recessed 2-storey
porches, and 2 bays to front elevation, inner dwellings have
narrower plan, with doorway and single window on ground floor.
Rusticated ground floor, with round, plain and
segmentally-arched windows, and 4-panelled doors with
overlights in stressed architraves. Upper windows have
architraves with stressed entablatures carried on console
brackets. 12-pane sashes renewed to ground floor. Central pair
stressed with tripartite sash windows, and door in Ionic
entrance porches. Cornice with urn and blocking course. Gable
and axial stacks. The buildings form part of the original
development in Claughton, laid out by Reed for Sir William
Jackson from the early 1840's.
(Map of Claughton in 1848: private collection; Plan of
Claughton in 1844).

Listing NGR: SJ3085288321

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26678872

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)