Description

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ST5873NE SOMERSET STREET, Kingsdown
901-1/5/1526 (South East side)
04/03/77 Nos.5-10 (Consecutive)
and attached area railings
(Formerly Listed as:
SOMERSET STREET
Nos.5-10 (Consecutive))

GV II

Terrace of 6 houses. 1763. Render with limestone dressings,
tall brick party wall stacks and hipped pantile roofs.
Double-depth plan. Late Georgian style.
Each of 2 storeys, basement and attic; 2-window range. 3
handed pairs, with moulded parapet coping; right-hand doors
have thin brackets to a canopy, rectangular overlight with 3
pointed lights, and 6-panel doors. 6/6-pane and plate-glass
sashes, single dormer each. Front area steps down to the
basement. Canted bay to the rear.
INTERIOR: No.8, hall divided by a semicircular arch, central
lateral dogleg stair with toadback rail and column balusters;
small room between the stair and the party wall; separate
passage from front basement door to the rear; marble
fireplaces and cast-iron fireplaces; panelled shutters.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: wrought-iron spear-headed front area
railings. An uncommon terrace of C18 artisan houses, with
basement through-passage.

Listing NGR: ST5876173829

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498175

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair