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
Tagged with: Cottage
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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