Description

BRISTOL

ST5675 CHURCH ROAD, Sneyd Park
901-1/31/1779 (North West side)
Woodlands

II

House, now flats. 1875. Snecked Brandon Hill Grit rubble with
limestone dressings, tile-hung walls, stone gable stacks and a
tile hip and gable roof. Irregular double-depth plan. Free
Gothic Revival style.
2 storeys, attic and basement; 5-window range. Studiedly
asymmetrical, a central full-height gabled entrance has a
2-centred arched doorway with a hoodmould and side finials, a
panelled door and side lights with trefoil heads. 4-light
mullion window above with trefoil heads and hexfoils to the
top, 4-light attic window and a gable with cornice and corner
finial blocks. To the left a 3-light mullion and transom
window, 3-light mullion window above, and coved eaves, with a
large C20 four-light dormer; to the right is a block with a
pent roof leading up to a stair tower with large mullion and
transom windows to the front and right side. 2 right-hand
single-storey gables have 2- and 4-light mullion and transom
windows.
The left return has a dormer split by a chimney buttress; at
the rear is a wide balcony, and an octagonal ground-floor
turret with a pyramidal roof. Irregular roof with leaded caps
to the hips with iron finials, and decorative ridges.
INTERIOR: hall screen with cinquefoil-headed side lights, a
large stair well with an open-well stair with cast-iron
balusters and curtail, and a coved and panelled ceiling. A
well-massed and detailed composition with a mixture of
Domestic Revival and Free Gothic elements.

Listing NGR: ST5613475451

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26500755

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)