Description

PORTSMOUTH

SZ6498 VILLIERS ROAD, Southsea
774-1/15/421 (South side)
25/09/72 No.2
Flint Lodge and attached
conservatory and wall
(Formerly Listed as:
VILLIERS ROAD, Southsea
No.2
The Lodge)

GV II

Villa. 1853. By TE Owen. Flint with stone dressings. Steep
pitched Welsh slate roof. Brick stack on left, rendered stack
on right rear pitch. Asymmetrical. Gothicised.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic, 3 bays, right bay blinded.
Rusticated stone quoin strips. At centre 4 stone steps
approach 1-storey projecting porch with chamfered stone
surround and pointed arch, recessed boarded door with pointed
fanlight in similar surround. Small 2-light casement over
porch in rusticated stone surround. Facing gable with cut
bargeboards. To left within projecting bay with facing gable
and elaborate cut bargeboards is a tripartite timber mullion
and transomed 3-light casement with chamfered stone surrounds
and label dripstone. On first and second floor similar
casement and surround, no dripstone to second floor. To right,
blind wall has stone panel with shield surround by pointed
tracery, date on shield 1851. On left small 2-storey recessed
coach house with facing gable and cut bargeboards. Ground
floor has double doors with casement in rusticated surround
over. On right return left projecting bay and right recessed
bay each have facing gables and elaborate cut barge-boards. On
left tripartite canted bay with timber transom and mullioned
casements with tented slate roof. On right 2-light timber
transom and mullioned casements. First floor and attic to left
bay have 2-light casements in rusticated chamfered stone
surrounds.
INTERIOR: internally ornate marble fire-places, staircase and
moulded plasterwork, except for 2 ceiling roses, remain
intact.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached conservatory to right with flint
and brick base wall.
(Lloyd DW: Buildings of Portsmouth and its Environs:
Portsmouth: 1974-: 96; Portsmouth Papers No.32: Riley RC: The
House & Inhabitants of Thomas Ellis Owen's Southsea: 1980-).

Listing NGR: SZ6444698588

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666915

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