Description

Circa 1900 single storey, asymmetrical Arts and Crafts villa set on a steeply sloping site with a two-storey elevation to the rear on falling ground. First shown on the 1912 Ordnance Survey map and then subdivided into upper and lower apartments in the mid-20th century. It has white painted rendered walls with red sandstone dressings and a slate roof with tall, rendered chimney stacks. The windows are mostly modern replacement sash and case in a six over plate glass pattern. Online sales particulars from 2015 show the entrance hall had decorative timber elements including an arch with cut out fretwork details, tall panelled doors with framed architraves, a tryptic of stained-glass windows and an inglenook fireplace with pew seats and stained-glass windows.

Statement of Interest

20 and 20A Victoria Road meets the criteria for listing for the following reasons:

• The building is a good example of an early 20th century villa in a distinctive Arts and Crafts Style which retains its historic character, particularly to the asymmetrical street elevation.
• The house is well-detailed and high-quality architectural features, including the unusual elevation with prominent six light window to the main elevation.
• The building retains a high level of authenticity in its surviving exterior form and to the interior of the upper flat.
• Its late early 20th century setting is largely intact and forms part of an architecturally and historically significant group of other listed dwellings in the vicinity.
• It is not a rare or early example of its domestic building type but its design quality, distinctive styling and level of detailing is notable.

Supplementary information updated in 2026

External Links

• Wikidata Q56634704

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)