Description

CAMDEN

TQ2985SW LEIGHTON ROAD
798-1/43/1847 (South side)
Nos.20 AND 22
and attached area railings to front

GV II

Pair of houses. c1840. Coursed stucco on brick, slate roof to no. 20, replaced C20 pantiled roof to no 22 with exaggeratedly canted central
stack. Main broad bay to each house joined under high gable with smaller bay set backeither side with entrance. 2 storeys and basement. Windows with glazing-barred sashes, those to first floors renewed.
Raised ground floor reached by steps to original, fine doors
recessed under moulded segmental arches with fluted pilaster
doorcases. Original door to No.20 comprises 3 broad panels
under fanlight, that to No.22 with original door with Greek
key decoration but has lost fanlight.
INTERIORS not inspected but noted to retain vertical folding
shutters that are an unusual feature of the Leighton Road
development. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: cast-iron railings to areas
and steps with pineapple finials.

Listing NGR: TQ2913585182

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27084609

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Recommended Books

• 
  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)