Frederick Reckitt Havens

KINGSTON UPON HULL

TA13SW LABURNUM AVENUE, Garden Village 680-1/5/419 (North East side) Frederick Reckitt Havens Nos.1-12 (Consecutive)

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Formerly known as: Frederick Reckitt Homes of Rest LABURNUM AVENUE. Old people's homes. Dated 1912. Probably by Runton & Barry. Brick with sham timber-framing and rendered nogging, with plain tile roofs. 8 external gable and 3 ridge brick stacks. Single storey; 8x2 windows. Windows are mainly wooden framed casements with leaded glazing. Main block of 4 houses, flanked by L-plan wings each of 4 houses. Main block has two 4-light windows. On either side, single gables, each with a framed entrance with arched bressumer, covering two 2-light windows and 2 panelled doors. At either end, a link building with a board door. Side wings have a central gable and entrance identical to the main block, facing the centre. On either side, a 4-light window. Returns, fronting the street, have similar central gable and flanking windows. Left building has a bronze plaque with date. This building, designed for single residents, is one of a number established by the Reckitt family and associated with the nearby Garden Village. (Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Yorkshire; York and the East Riding: London: 1972-: 282).

Listing NGR: TA1162530667