Description

SO 97 SW DODFORD WITH GRAFTON CP VICTORIA ROAD (west side)
Dodford

9/105 Rose Dene
12.5.76

GV II

House. c1848 with mid-C20 alterations. Brick on sandstone base, slate roof
with ridge end stacks. Rectangular three-bay plan. Single storey. Main east
front articulated as 1:3:1 bays; central part breaks forward slightly and is
gabled with moulded, bargeboards on shaped brackets; 2-light C20 casements in
original openings in outer bays; central part has half-glazed door flanked by
(probably original) single-light casements. A C20 gabled timber porch with
trellis infill has been added. Trefoil opening in stone triangle in gable
apex. One of 40 similar Chartist houses in Dodford built mainly on four-acre
plots by the Chartist Land Company. As on other Chartist estates each small-
holding was intended to provide its occupant with an independent livelihood
and the opportunity to qualify for a county vote. (W Bond, From Hamlet to
Parish, 1972).

Listing NGR: SO9299773109

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Rosedene at Wikipedia
• Rosedene official website
• Wikidata IDs Q26392196 Q7368182

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)