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24 26, Devonshire Road

A Grade II Listed Building in Oxton, Wirral

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3877 / 53°23'15"N

Longitude: -3.043 / 3°2'34"W

OS Eastings: 330731

OS Northings: 388375

OS Grid: SJ307883

Mapcode National: GBR 7Y68.0B

Mapcode Global: WH87D.737S

Plus Code: 9C5R9XQ4+3R

Entry Name: 24 26, Devonshire Road

Listing Date: 10 August 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1201570

English Heritage Legacy ID: 389178

ID on this website: 101201570

Location: Claughton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH43

County: Wirral

Electoral Ward/Division: Oxton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Birkenhead

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Birkenhead Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


BIRKENHEAD

SJ3088 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, Claughton 789-1/10/190 (North side) Nos.24 AND 26

GV II

Pair of houses. c1845. By Charles Reed. Stucco over brick with Welsh slate roof. Symmetrically-planned with outer gabled wings. 2 storeys. Each dwelling a 2-room double-depth plan with central entrance and outer advanced gabled bay. Round-arched doorway in projecting pedimented weather hood carried on brackets. French windows alongside, with round arched upper windows. Outer gabled bay has canted bay window to ground floor, and round arched upper window. Windows all 2-light casements with margin lights. Ogee lattice work verandah survives on right hand house only. Axial and end wall stacks. The houses form part of the original development at Claughton, laid out by Reed for Sir William Jackson in the early 1840's. (Map of Claughton in 1848).

Listing NGR: SJ3073188375

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