Description

BIRKENHEAD

SJ3188 LOWWOOD ROAD
789-1/11/97 (North side)
21/07/87 No.8
(Formerly Listed as:
LOWWOOD ROAD
(North side)
No.8
Laurel Villa)

GV II

House. c1840. Probably by Walter Scott. Lined out stucco with
concrete tiled roof. 2 storeys, L-plan with advanced
full-height gabled porch in the angle. Crow-stepped gable to
porch with Tudor arched doorway with hood mould continuous
over flanking lancet lights. 2-light mullioned window above
with hood mould. Stone shield and finial at gable apex, said
to be the crest of Lord Baden Powell. Projecting gabled wing
to left has full-height canted bay window with sashes divided
by mullions to first floor, the larger lower sash window
inserted in the later C19. Coping to gable above. Coped gabled
range to right has full height squared bay with 2- and 4-light
mullioned windows. Side and rear wall stacks. Interior said to
contain open string stair with stick balustrade and moulded
newels, and sky-light above stair with painted glass panel
depicting rural scene of cows by river. The house forms part
of the original Clifton park development, laid out by Scott
during the 1840's.

Listing NGR: SJ3192088326

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26571536

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)