Franfer House
FRANFER HOUSE, 18, ST THOMAS'S STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1274727
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Franfer House
- Statutory Address:
- FRANFER HOUSE, 18, ST THOMAS'S STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1274727
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Franfer House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FRANFER HOUSE, 18, ST THOMAS'S STREET
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:
- FRANFER HOUSE, 18, ST THOMAS'S STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ryde
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 59141 92911
Details
ST THOMAS'S STREET 1. 1577 (West Side) No 18 (Franfer House) SZ 5992 3/296
II
2. Mid C19. Italianate villa. Two storeys and semi attic with tower porch. Faced with stone cut in imitation of bricks. Flanking pilasters of Roman cement, plinth. Low pitch hipped slate roof with wide bracketed eaves. The chimney stacks above eaves have arcaded mouldings. The South entrance front has an asymetrical fenestration: there is a small recessed casement in the right angle of the Western pilaster and the eaves. Next a rendered tower porch with a low pitch pointed slate roof also with bracketed eaves. At the base, a recessed panelled door with semi-circular fanlight, moulded arch springing from stringcourse. Above a cross of Malta. On first floor level is a clock with bands above and below and on the second floor a recessed round headed casement window, block sill, moulded arch springing from stringcourse. The Eastern section of the facade has a ground floor window of five narrow round headed lights, dividing pilasters and moulded arches rendered. A jettied rendered bay with low pitch gable contains the first floor and semi attic windows. Recessed round headed casement to first floor with moulded arch springing from stringcourse, panel below sill decorated with incised roundels. Semi attic has window of two round headed lights divided by pilaster, moulded arches on imposts. There is a similar gabled feature on the East side. The North front to the sea is more conventional: rendered shallow rectangular bay to West, tripartite first floor window, plain strips, sashes, glazing bars intact, bracketed balcony. Ground floor also has tripartite window with Tuscan pilasters, entablature, glazing bars intact. Small second floor case- ment breaks into frieze. First and ground floor East, four light case- ments with flanking fluted pilaster, entablatures with dentil cornices. The interior retains much of its original mid and later Victorian decoration and furnishings. The garden to the South has been designed in the Italian walled manner, inner and outer courts with high rendered walls, much of it due to the present owner.
Listing NGR: SZ5914192911
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 414486
- 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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