129 And 130 Brentford High Street

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

The following building shall be added to the list:-

BRENTFORD HIGH STREET TQ1777SW (south ride) 11/10016 Nos 129 and 130 - II

Pair of houses, now served by a common entrance and with ground-floor shop premises. c1700 with C19 alterations. Brick, rendered to front and side, tiled roof. Rectangular plan of three storeys with one-and-a-half storey outshut to rear, entry to upper floors now from No 130.

Each house is two-bays wide, No 130 slightly projecting and with the higher roof Ground floor with Victorian shopfront with raised fascia that cuts into first floor supported on single giant Corinthian column in centre. Late C20 door of no interest to No 129; side door to No 130 six-panelled and may be Cl8. The upper windows are curiously broad for their height, with a variety of early and mid-C19 glazing in moulded architrave surrounds, those to the first floor under console brackets.

Interior retains open-well stair rising the height of the building set against west wall of No 130.

It has turned newels and handrail, whose form is reflected in the dado panelling of the walls.

Closed string stair set with barley-sugar turned balusters. Each upper floor retains one early C19 fireplace with cast-iron surround and grate.

Listing NGR: TQ1749377329

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/2148 IOE Records taken by Adam Watson; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr Adam Watson. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project