Description

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 01/09/17

SJ 3288 NE,
789-1/14/81

BIRKENHEAD,
HAMILTON STREET (West side),
Nos. 30, 32 and 34

28/03/74

GV

II

Terrace of three shops. c1840. Ashlar-faced over brick with Welsh
slate roof. Three storeys, 6-window range. Rusticated ashlar in
ground floor in left-hand unit which has central door and
windows divided by a transom. Stressed keystones in lintels.
String course follows line of window transoms. Late C20
windows in possibly C19 shop front in central unit, with
moulded fascia carried on pilasters at each side. Early C20
shopfront to post-office in no. 30, with doorway to left with
high segmental over-arch, and segmentally arched wide window
to right. Low relief carving over doorway with number. Stone
cornice over shop front. 12-pane sash windows in first floor,
with entablatures carried on console brackets, and cast-iron
balconies with acanthus decoration in nos. 30 and 32. Lower
attic storey windows. Moulded eaves cornice. End wall and
axial stacks.

Listing NGR: SJ3254888893

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26571546

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House