Tulip Tree House
TULIP TREE HOUSE, 8 AND 10, VILLIERS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387260
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Tulip Tree House
- Statutory Address:
- TULIP TREE HOUSE, 8 AND 10, VILLIERS ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/14331/31
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387260
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Tulip Tree House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TULIP TREE HOUSE, 8 AND 10, VILLIERS 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:
- TULIP TREE HOUSE, 8 AND 10, VILLIERS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Portsmouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 64435 98595
Details
PORTSMOUTH
SZ6498 VILLIERS ROAD, Southsea 774-1/15/425 (South side) 25/09/72 Nos.8 AND 10 Tulip Tree House (Formerly Listed as: VILLIERS ROAD, Southsea Nos.8 AND 10)
GV II
Pair of houses, No.8 now nursing home. Dated 1854. Stuccoed. Roof interlocking tiles, brick stack at centre. 2 storeys and attic, 4 bays 2:2. Centre 2 bays project. Each centre bay has facing gable and each outer bay narrow facing gable all with elaborate cut bargeboards except plain bargeboards to No.10 right bay. Rusticated quoin strips. No.8 on right and No.10 on left, has 2-leaf boarded door with pointed fanlight, No.8 has top glazing, each set within porch with pointed arch. No.8 on left and No.10 on right has timber tripartite canted bay with centre 2-light 6-pane casement and 3-pane flanking casements. Plain tile tented roof. First floor has over each porch one 2-light casement to No.8, C20 casement to No.10 set under pointed arch. INTERIOR not inspected. (Portsmouth Papers No.32: Riley RC: The House & Inhabitants of Thomas Ellis Owen's Southsea: 1980-).
Listing NGR: SZ6444698588
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475192
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Riley, R C, Portsmouth Papers in The House and Inhabitants of Thomas Ellis Owens Southsea, Vol. 32, (1980)
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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