History in Structure

Kinnersley House

A Grade II Listed Building in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7014 / 52°42'5"N

Longitude: -2.748 / 2°44'52"W

OS Eastings: 349550

OS Northings: 311787

OS Grid: SJ495117

Mapcode National: GBR BJ.2XVF

Mapcode Global: WH8BT.RCMD

Plus Code: 9C4VP722+HQ

Entry Name: Kinnersley House

Listing Date: 17 November 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1246466

English Heritage Legacy ID: 455206

ID on this website: 101246466

Location: Coleham, Shropshire, SY3

County: Shropshire

Civil Parish: Shrewsbury

Built-Up Area: Shrewsbury

Traditional County: Shropshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire

Church of England Parish: Shrewsbury Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

Tagged with: House

Description


SHREWSBURY

SJ41SE BELLE VUE ROAD 653-1/4/98 (North West side) 16/02/93 Kinnersley House

GV II

House, originally a pair. c1860. By Samuel Pountney Smith. Ashlar faced, brick to rear, with slate mansard roof partly laid in scallop bands of contrasting Westmorland slate. French Baroque style. 2 storeys with attics, each house a 3-window range. Side entrances in architraves with entablatures carried on console brackets. Large stair window alongside in gable return. Front elevation has paired central canted bay windows, one with wrought-iron balustrade replacing original cast-iron work. Outer 4-pane sash windows, and single-light windows each side to entrance block. 3 dormers in roof, which is stepped down over entrance block at each side. Window heads and cornice in contrasting red sandstone. Service stairs in projecting towers to rear, which has basement area to service rooms. INTERIOR: entrance halls in early C18 local style, with wall-panelling and staircases with fine turned balusters, swept moulded rail and carved tread ends. Dado panelling, with fluted pilasters in left hand unit. The houses were built as speculations by Pountney Smith, who acquired the property c1860. An interesting and early example of the application of a local traditional and revived carpentry style to a Domestic Revival composition.

Listing NGR: SJ4955011787

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.