Description
SZ59459257
632/0/10027
RYDE
MELVILLE STREET
No. 13
GV
II
House. Circa 1830s. Stuccoed. Low-pitched slate hipped roof with deep eaves. Rendered side stacks with clay pots.
PLAN: Double depth plan 3-bay house with central entrance and service bay on left.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and basement. Symmetrical 3-bay south front with giant corner pilasters, sash windows with
glazing bars, ground floor 12-panes, first floor 9-panes; central chamfered doorway in elliptically arched recess and with
6-panel door. 2-storey 1-bay on left with parapet, 9-pane sashes and glazed and panelled door.
Rear, north, giant pilasters, three bays, left two bays in 2-storey bow with deep eaves and semi-conical roof above, 12-
pane sashes, ground floor left a later French casement; 2-storey 1-bay on left slightly set back and with lean-to roof.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
A good example of an 1830s stuccoed villa and one of a group of similar houses in Melville Street.
Reasons for Listing
Built in about the 1830s, No.13 Melville Street is a good example of a stuccoed villa of the period in a group of similar houses.
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Recommended Books
Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
Old House Care and Repair
Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014