Description

SJ 3987 ELMSLEY ROAD
L 18

39/431
- No. 23
(Rockbank)

G.V. II

House, now flats. 1860's. Brick with stone dressings,
slate roof. 2 storeys, 4 bays; 1st bay is recessed and
lower, end bay has gable. Panelled fascia and large boards.
1st bay has 2 lancets to ground floor and canted oriel
flanked by diapering with hipped fishscale roof. 2nd, 3rd
and 4th bays have ground floor extension of buff bricks;
sill band and entablature with iron balcony, channelled
rustication above sill band. Tripartite sashes with
colonnettes flank round-headed entrance with rusticated head
and masked key, 3-panel door flanked by stained glass
lights. Later iron porch with glazed lean-to roof and
central grilled gable. 1st floor windows have stone lintels
with dog-tooth ornament to soffits; outer windows
tripartite, that to right has central segmental head windows
tripartite, that to right has central segmental head and
diapered tympanum, sashed with colonnettes, central casement
with painted glass light. Canted 2-storey bay to right
return. 3 tall stacks. A very well preserved embellished
villa.

Listing NGR: SJ3912287416

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26321018

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)