Bents Green House And Attached Boundary Wall

SHEFFIELD

SK38SW BENTS ROAD 784-1/9/75 (South West side) 28/06/73 No.55 Bents Green House and attached boundary wall

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House, now flats, and adjoining boundary wall. Dated 1828, with additions 1874 and C20 alterations. For Thomas Makinson. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and rendered rear, with stone slate roof and 2 coped stone gable stacks. Quoins, coped gables. 3 storeys; 4 window range. 4 paired plain sashes and above, 4 similar smaller windows, all with multi-keystone lintels. Ground floor has a round-arched arcade with dated keystones. Three 3-light casements with fanlights, and in the second bay, a late C19 porch with coped gable and recessed glazed door. Right return has a small gabled single storey addition with a casement. Left return has stone external steps to a first floor reeded stone doorcase with keystone and round-headed door. To left, a C20 casement. Above, two C20 2-light casements. INTERIOR not inspected. Outside, coursed squared stone boundary wall with half-round coping and 4 lozenge-shaped stone gate piers with pyramidal caps. Later the property of the Mountford family and Earl Fitzwilliam.

Listing NGR: SK3180483912