Perceval House Spencer House

PERCEVAL HOUSE, 21, DARTMOUTH ROW SE10

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1358448
Date first listed:
30-Aug-1954
Statutory Address:
PERCEVAL HOUSE, 21, DARTMOUTH ROW SE10
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1358448
Date first listed:
30-Aug-1954
Statutory Address 1:
PERCEVAL HOUSE, 21, DARTMOUTH ROW SE10
Statutory Address 2:
SPENCER HOUSE, 23, DARTMOUTH ROW SE10

Location

Statutory Address:
PERCEVAL HOUSE, 21, DARTMOUTH ROW SE10
Statutory Address:
SPENCER HOUSE, 23, DARTMOUTH ROW SE10

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Lewisham (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 38424 76533

Details

DARTMOUTH ROW SE10 l. 4424 (East Side) No 21 (Perceval House) No 23 (Spencer House) TQ 3876 9/L23 30.8.54.

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2. Originally 1 house of about 1690. 2 storeys attic and basement, 9 windows. Fairly high pitched roof, now slated, with C18 cyma bracketed eaves cornice. Red brick with stone dressings. Slightly projecting 5-bay centrepiece with stone rusticated quoins. 2-window North extension added early C18. Stone lst floor band and plinth band. Gauged flat brick window arches have stone keys with carved masks. Replaced sash windows with glazing bars in flush, moulded frames. No 21, of 6 windows, has 5 stone steps to small terrace before door of 6 fielded panels, with 2 matching fielded panels in frame above. Stone doorcase with carved frieze and console bracketed cornice. Inside wide hall with checker-board marble floor. Wide oak staircase with shallow treads, slightly bulbous turned balusters, wide ramped handrail and double square newel posts with arched panels. Entablature with pulvinated frieze on string of lower flight, guilloche moulding on string above. Hall has rich plaster cornice and panels with rich borders. 2 ground floor rooms with ornamental plasterwork. No 23 has 6 replaced steps to later door in doorcase with plain pulvinated frieze. Much altered inside, but some original woodwork and 1 bolection moulded corner fireplace remain. Rear elevation similar but with projecting side wings. RCHM.

Listing NGR: TQ3842476533

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