Description

BALANCE STREET
1.
1756
(South Side)
Nos 53 and 55
SK 0933 1/1 24.10.50. (formerly listed as No 53)
II
2.
Late C18. Red brick; 2 storeys and attic; 3 sash windows (single glazing
bars); later cast iron window baskets to all windows; rectangular stucco
plaque with a small swag ornament over each 1st floor window; sill band;
recessed door on right-hand side with semi-circular head and fanlight and
moulded stucco case with "Tower of the Winds" type engaged columns, plain
frieze and dentilled pediment; moulded stucco cornice, and pediment over
whole front. No 55, an early C19 wing on right-hand side of 2 storeys has
one sash window with cambered head and a large wood mullioned and transomed
window below with glazing bars; dentilled brick eaves; tiles.

Listing NGR: SK0904833248

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26655187

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Recommended Books

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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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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)