Description

EDGEFIELD HOLT ROAD
TG 03 SE
6/17 Nos I and 2
GV II

Pair of semi-detached houses. 1912. Brick with corrugated tile hipped
roof. Square, one bay per house, double depth. Central chimney stack.
Plat band and oversailing eaves cornice. Ground floor 3-light casements
under segmental heads, doors to outer side; one 3-light casement per bay
to first floor. Single storey divided wash-house range to rear, extended.
Houses built by Parish Council in ½ acre each for £150. The refusal of
the District Council to take some responsibility for the extra rate incurred
lead to questions in Parliament and a subsequent directive that housing
was a District, not Parish, responsibility. W.H. Marcon:
Reminiscences of a Norfolk Parson. 1926. Included as a rare example of
Parish Council housing and pre 1914 local authority housing.

Listing NGR: TG0970934661

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26591602

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Sussex: West (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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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)