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30 32, Clifton Road

A Grade II Listed Building in Birkenhead, Wirral

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3869 / 53°23'12"N

Longitude: -3.0244 / 3°1'27"W

OS Eastings: 331961

OS Northings: 388269

OS Grid: SJ319882

Mapcode National: GBR 7YB8.0M

Mapcode Global: WH87D.J40D

Plus Code: 9C5R9XPG+P6

Entry Name: 30 32, Clifton Road

Listing Date: 28 March 1974

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1282590

English Heritage Legacy ID: 389164

ID on this website: 101282590

Location: Tranmere, Wirral, Merseyside, CH41

County: Wirral

Electoral Ward/Division: Birkenhead and Tranmere

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Birkenhead

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Tranmere St Catherine

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description



BIRKENHEAD

SJ3188 CLIFTON ROAD
789-1/11/53 (West side)
28/03/74 Nos.30 AND 32

II

Pair of houses. c1843. By Walter Scott. Stucco, part now rough
cast rendered, with Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, symmetrically
planned, each house of 2-unit and double-depth plan with side
entrances. Outer pedimented gabled bays advanced with angle
pilasters with low relief decoration. Canted bay windows to
ground floor, the parapets enriched with low relief carved
griffins. Upper windows renewed in original stressed round
arched architraves. Inner bays have renewed windows, the
stressed architraves removed from No.30. Entrances in return
elevations each side, in advanced gable. Paired doors with
fanlights in moulded architraves. Paired round headed windows
renewed in original openings above with mask keyblocks, lion
corbels and swags. Solid balconies carried on corbels with low
relief panels. Side wall and axial stacks. The houses form
part of the original development of Clifton Park, laid out by
Scott as a villa estate.


Listing NGR: SJ3196188269

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