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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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas