Description

1.
840 TWEED STREET
No 48
NT 9953 11/216
II
2.
Forms rear wing of No 11 Railway Street. Has unique curiosity value, of
a riot of Victorian ornament. 2 storeys, with round-headed attic windows
above an acanthus cornice. The entire wall surface is of chiselled,
patterned stone blocks, the attic windows with carved and scrolled
architraves, masks at all window lintels and keystones, and the cornice
skyline decorated with busts and birds (including an eagle, probably
once on Eagle House round the corner.)

Listing NGR: NT9950853305

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26527126

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)