Description

BIRKENHEAD

SJ3386 ROCK PARK, Rock Ferry
789-1/12/257 (East side)
13/03/73 Nos.12 AND 13

GV II

Pair of houses. c1836. Render with Welsh slate roof.
Picturesque gothic style with 2 storeys, and 3 wide gables
separated by narrower gables. Each house a double-pile, 3-unit
plan, the division between the houses running at the centre of
the central gable. Each house has central doorway in narrow
gable. Gothick panelled doors with overlights, traceried
side-lights and traceried window above. 2-light mullioned and
transomed windows with margin lights in the flanking gables,
blind windows in centre. Moulded sill band to first floor
windows, and slight hood moulds throughout. Advanced gable to
right retains ornamental bargeboards. Recessed further gable
to No.13 with late C20 full-height conservatory forming stair
hall in angle with main range. Axial and end wall stacks with
polygonal shafts and heavy caps. Elevation to Esplanade has a
similar configuration with 3 wide gables divided by narrower
ones. 2-storied bay window with trefoiled parapet in outer
bays, and tripartite gothick arched windows above. Fretted
wood-work canopy, part now missing across central gable. The
houses form part of the original Rock Park development laid
out in 1836 by J.Bennison.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N and Hubbard E: Cheshire:
Harmondsworth: 1971-).

Listing NGR: SJ3361386501

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26497462

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Recommended Books

• 
  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (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)