Landor House

1. 1781 SMITH STREET (North Side) No 5 (Landor House) SP 2865 SW 3/236 10.1.53.

II* GV

1. Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864) essayist and poet, was born here. Good 1692-3 early C18 symmetrical brick facade with stone dressings. Heavy painted wood cornice at eaves with carved modillions and egg-and-tongue enrichment. Rusticated stone quoins, plain stone string band at first floor, moulded stone plinth. Probably late C18 sashes in moulded frames with wide spaced glazing bars (2 panes wide, 4 panes high), in brick reveals with stone keystones, cutter flat arches. Projecting side wings, each 2 window wide. Central 3 window portion has good entrance doorway with painted stone surround. It has segmental pediment, carved console brackets, bolection moulded architrave with stone keyblock, large 6-fielded- panelled door and good semi-circular fanlight. Wrought iron railings are simple in character but overthrow is of ornamental scrollwork. Three plain gabled dormers in hipped roof of old tiles. VCH, viii, p.443. Interior contains excellent staircase of 1692 panelled entrance hall, first floor sitting room and headmistress's study.

Nos 1, 3 and 5 form a group

Listing NGR: SP2843165014