1-8, LAWN ROAD

STAFFORD

SJ9122 LAWN ROAD, Rowley Park 590-1/7/131 Nos.1-8 (Consecutive)

II

Terrace of 8 houses, now partly flats. 1868 by Robert Griffiths of Stafford for the Stafford Land, Building and Improvement Co. Ltd. Red brick with polychrome brick and stone dressings and Welsh slate roof with red and polychrome brick ridge stacks. Classical in overall style with elaborate detailing. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, basement and attic, the end houses projecting forward and having the attic as a full extra floor. The houses are mainly of a 3-window range of 2/2 sashes with polychrome decorated arched and stone sills on brackets with iron guards. Recessed white brick porches have entrance arches with cornices on brackets and obelisks at corners. Sill bands, polychrome frieze band and modillion cornice. Dormers with curved roofs. Houses at left end have canted bays. To rear several houses have French windows to the raised ground floor with cast-iron balcony balustrading. HISTORY: the Staffordshire Land, Buildings and Improvement Co. Ltd was set up to build villas on the outskirts of Stafford, having bought the Rowley Hill estate. The company was disbanded after Nos 1-8 (cons) Lawn Road was built. Robert Griffiths was the county Surveyor and is well known as an architect of Lunatic asylums. (Information from the Survey Committee, Owners of Rowley Park).

Listing NGR: SJ9168122183