50-52 Park Road, 2-8 Poet’s Corner

Architectural Description from National Heritage List Text Entries, © Historic England 2021.

50 Park Road: House. 1895. By Grayson and Ould. Timber-framed on brick base, tile roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays; 1st and 2nd bays have jettied 1st floor under jettied gable. Some decorative panels to 1st floor, decorated bressumer and bargeboards. Windows have leaded casements. Ground floor windows of 2 lights with 3-light window of 3rd bay. 1st floor has 2-light windows to 1st 2 bays. Left return has projecting 2 storey porch with shingled swept broach spirelet with button finial. Ground floor return has 2-light hollow-chamfered- mullioned window; small 2-light windows to 1st floor. Entrance has shingle canopy, stone surround and door with vertical strips and top panel possibly originally leaded light. Cross-axial stack to 1st bay. Rear similar, with privies.

52 Park Road, 2-8 Poet’s Corner: Terrace of 5 houses. 1895. By Grayson and Ould. Brick with stone dressings, plaster 1st floor, tile roof. One storey with attic. 4 bays, 1st bay breaks forward under gable, end bay recessed by one bay under gable. Ground floor lintel band and brick cornice; 1st floor has brick quoins. Windows have leaded glazing, ground floor has mostly 4-light windows, 3rd bay has 2 pairs of 2- light windows. 1st floor has hollow-chamfered-mullioned windows, brick mullions and decorative heads to lights; 1st bay has 5-light window, end blind lights others transomed; 2nd bay has 3-light gabled dormer with quoined apron; 3rd bay has large gabled dormer, 8-light window with central 2 blind lights and 4 blind lights above; quoined apron. End bay has 4 5-light window with end blind lights, others transomed, flanking quoins. Entrances have stone surrounds and pediments, doors have vertical strips and top leaded lights. Right return has panelled gable with 3-light window to right end, return to 4th bay has 3-light hipped oriel and lateral stack. 2 cross-axial stacks. Rear has paired dormers and privies.