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Elizabeth Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Newbury, West Berkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4055 / 51°24'19"N

Longitude: -1.3237 / 1°19'25"W

OS Eastings: 447138

OS Northings: 167598

OS Grid: SU471675

Mapcode National: GBR 81S.VHS

Mapcode Global: VHCZC.0XKY

Plus Code: 9C3WCM4G+5G

Entry Name: Elizabeth Cottage

Listing Date: 2 September 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1290639

English Heritage Legacy ID: 394782

ID on this website: 101290639

Location: Speenhamland, West Berkshire, RG14

County: West Berkshire

Civil Parish: Newbury

Built-Up Area: Newbury

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire

Church of England Parish: Newbury St Nicolas

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


1. LONDON ROAD
5127
Elizabeth Cottage
SU 4767 NW 4/94 26.7.77

II


2.
Mid C19 cottage with unusual features. Reached through coach passage between
Nos 13 and 15 London Road. Two-and-a-half storeys rendered brick. Concrete tile
roof. Elaborated Dutch gable with small attic window and one window on each floor.
Set back single storey porch to right. Front ground floor room has ceiling
decorated with arms of 40 English towns and cities, with the Royal Arms in the
centre. The decoration is mainly engravings, printed on paper and stuck to the
ceiling. Mottoes include "A thing of beauty is a joy forever", "Religion is the
parent of Architecture" and "Architecture is the parent of Taste". Undercut cornice.
Scroll brackets to fireplace. Back room also has a good chimneypiece of the period,
with lions heads.


Listing NGR: SU4713867598

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