Description

BIRKENHEAD

SJ3386 ROCK PARK, Rock Ferry
789-1/12/258 (East side)
13/03/73 Nos.14 AND 15
with gatepiers to front garden

GV II

Pair of houses. c1836. Stucco, rusticated to ground floor with
Welsh slate roof. Italianate style, 2 storeys with attic and
basement, 2-unit double-pile plan. Symmetrically-designed with
central entrance to each house in porch to angle formed by the
outer advanced gabled wings. Round-arched in single-storey
porches flanked by 4-pane round-arched sash windows. Cast-iron
balustrade to basement area. Upper windows are also 4-pane
sashes in shouldered architraves. All windows renewed in
original openings to No.14. Round arched attic window in apex
of gabled outer wing. Eaves overhang on brackets, and
bargeboards return to pediment the gable. End wall and axial
stacks. No.14 has further advanced hipped gable to left with
tripartite sash window to ground floor and 4-pane sash window
above. Elevation to Esplanade has 2-storeyed canted bay window
in outer gable with parapet, and balcony to first floor in
central range. Cast-iron balustrade and canopy carried on cast
iron columns survives to No.14 only. Dormer window recessed in
segmental pediment which cuts the eaves cornice in central
range. End wall and axial stacks. Paired square gate piers to
street with shallow pyramidal caps. The houses form part of
the original development of Rock Park, laid out in 1836 by
J.Bennison.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N and Hubbard E: Cheshire:
Harmondsworth: 1971-).

Listing NGR: SJ3363686462

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26579866

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide