Description

WESTFIELD ROAD
1.
5104
Edgbaston B15
No 20
SP 08 NW 6/45
II
2.
Includes No 2A Woodbourne Road. Dated 1893 by J L Ball, an early example for
Birmingham of a "Wrenanssance" house, a substantial building with large gables
on corner with Woodbourne Road. Two storeys red brick with thin stone sill
courses to both floors; moulded eaves cornice and steep hipped slate roof
with leaded casement flat roofed dormers; tall brick chimney stack with round
headed panels. Entrance side elevation to Westfield Road of 3 bays the centre
in slight break with pediment. Narrow nearly flush framed sash windows,
coupled to centre above doorway with rubbed brick flat arches. Ionic
pilastered stucco doorway with festoon to lintel, entablature and segmental
pediment. Coupled and single similar sash windows to 5 bay north front with
pent roofed leaded light rectangular bays at ground floor. Lower service wing
to right. All sash windows have louvred shutters. Symmetrical south garden
front with same fenestration. Rectangular brick bay with cornice to right
hand of ground floor.

Listing NGR: SP0348685745

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26627033

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