Description

1.
5204
TQ 8310
20/590

OLD LONDON ROAD
(East Side)
No 61 (The Brooklands)

II

2.
2 storey house in its own grounds, which was originally 2 separate dwellings, C18,
and which now form part of the whole elevation being as wings to an added centre
section, carried out, according to a plaque, in 1825, maybe by Joseph Kaye. Stuccoed.
The 2 cottages 2 storeys one window with hipped slate roofs, originally faced east
and west, now face south and form the main elevation. Shutters to all windows.
Sashes with chain chords and glazing bars with margin lights. Central section
has ground floor French windows, balcony over, and a splayed bay to 1st floor.
Timber canopy over. Ornamental pierced parapet wall between the hipped roofs of
the original cottages. Eaves have double dentil design. Leaded ridges and hips.
Entrance door to west side, side door to east with semi-elliptical head. Delicate
columned trellis attached. Both Holman Hunt and Gabriel Rossetti are reputed to
have lived here.

Listing NGR: TQ8301410282

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26295427

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House