1-8, LAWN ROAD
1-8, LAWN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1212288
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 1-8, LAWN ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- 1-8, LAWN ROAD
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1212288
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 1-8, LAWN ROAD
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1-8, LAWN ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 1-8, LAWN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Stafford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 91681 22183
Details
STAFFORD
SJ9122 LAWN ROAD, Rowley Park 590-1/7/131 Nos.1-8 (Consecutive)
II
Terrace of 8 houses, now partly flats. 1868 by Robert Griffiths of Stafford for the Stafford Land, Building and Improvement Co. Ltd. Red brick with polychrome brick and stone dressings and Welsh slate roof with red and polychrome brick ridge stacks. Classical in overall style with elaborate detailing. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, basement and attic, the end houses projecting forward and having the attic as a full extra floor. The houses are mainly of a 3-window range of 2/2 sashes with polychrome decorated arched and stone sills on brackets with iron guards. Recessed white brick porches have entrance arches with cornices on brackets and obelisks at corners. Sill bands, polychrome frieze band and modillion cornice. Dormers with curved roofs. Houses at left end have canted bays. To rear several houses have French windows to the raised ground floor with cast-iron balcony balustrading. HISTORY: the Staffordshire Land, Buildings and Improvement Co. Ltd was set up to build villas on the outskirts of Stafford, having bought the Rowley Hill estate. The company was disbanded after Nos 1-8 (cons) Lawn Road was built. Robert Griffiths was the county Surveyor and is well known as an architect of Lunatic asylums. (Information from the Survey Committee, Owners of Rowley Park).
Listing NGR: SJ9168122183
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 383997
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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