Description

TL 04NW KEMPSTON URBAN

2/108 Kempston Grange
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- II

House. Circa 1845, probably for Henry Littledale (Bedfordshire Record Office:
CRT 130/Kem/13). Yellow brick, with hipped slate roofs. Complex plan,
roughly L-shaped. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical composition to all elevations.
Windows to principal elevations are mostly sashes with glazing bars in
reveals, in colourwashed rendered moulded surrounds. Ground floor ones are
larger and have moulded cornices. Cecorative cut brackets to eaves of
principal elevations. Main entrance is to E elevation, and has large
projecting porch of colourwashed stucco with paired pilasters surmounted by
plain architrave, frieze with pairs of volutes, and cornice. S elevation has
large ground floor canted bay to RH, surrounded by verandah on cast iron
trellis-work supports. Variety of brick chimney stacks. Interior : ground
floor SE room retains carved marble fireplace with overmantel mirror, and
plasterwork decoration to cove and ceiling.

Listing NGR: TL0342048347

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26430480

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)