Description

BIRKENHEAD

SJ3089 CAVENDISH ROAD
789-1/7/38 (West side)
Nos.4 AND 5

II

Pair of houses. c1840-50. Probably by Walter Scott. Brick with
Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys and attic, each a 2-unit
double-depth plan symmetrically designed with paired central
gables and entrance halls in outer bays. Further recessed
outer gabled ranges to left. Segmentally arched doorways with
side lights in stone architrave with mullioned overlights, and
outer small stair windows. Principal rooms in gabled bays with
3-light mullioned windows with stone architraves and hood
moulds to ground and first floor, smaller attic windows at
apex. Recessed outer gables have 4-light mullioned and
transomed windows to ground floor room, paired 2-light windows
above. Diaper work in brick. Axial stacks with diagonal
shafts. The houses form part of the original development of
Birkenhead Park, laid out by Joseph Paxton between 1843 and
1847.

Listing NGR: SJ3069889298

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580277

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)