Description

TM 2748
3/87

CUMBERLAND STREET(South Side)
Athenrye Court (Flats)

25.1.51.

II

House, subdivided into flats. Circa early C18, possibly earlier origins, remodelled and extended in late C18 or early C19 and with later C19 extensions and alterations; converted into flats in C20. Red brick in Flemish bond. Plain tile roof with coped gable ends. Brick axial and gable end stacks. Long 7-bay circa early C18 house, extended at right (SE) and porch added in circa late C18 or early C19; extended at left (NW) end in later C19. In C20 accommodation extended into early C19 house (formerly South Lodge) at left (NW) end which was heightened in circa 1928-30. 2 storeys and attic. 3:1:3 window range original house with tall plinth, parapet and moulded brick cornice, tall sashes on ground floor and smaller sashes on first floor all with glazing bars, central later large projecting 2-storey porch with Venetian window over C20 glazed ground floor. Circa late C18 or early C19 2-bay addition set back on right (SE) with sash windows. Later C19 wing on left with projecting end bay window. 1 storey and attic range on extreme left with mansard roof and to its left annexe (formerly South Lodge), gault brick, 3 storeys (2nd floor added 1928-30), 4 bays, ground floor 2 16-pane sashes at centre and doorways right and left with pilastered Doric doorcases with pediments; altered fenestration above and on left hand return facing Cumberland Street; wing at rear of 3 bays and with large lunette in end wall. Detached lodge (Warden's Lodge) to west, circa mid C19 gault brick, slate roof with pedimental gable end to street with pilasters and 2 16-pane sashes with pilastered cases. Interior: only C20 staircase at centre of original range was seen.

Listing NGR: TM2720648893

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26657537

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)