21, Yateley Road B15

SP 08 NW 6/52 5104

Edgbaston B15, YATELEY ROAD, No 21

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Group Value

1899, by H T Buckland (1870-1951) and E Haywood Farmer for Buckland himself who lived there until his death. Pebbledashed; tiled hipped roof broken by a single slightly off centre gable. Two storeys plus attic. In an Arts and Crafts style. The original door within a shallow recess in which, over the door, a band of shapes in flat relief; above, a bold round arched slate hood. The fenestration wholly asymmetrical with a canted bay window on the left but mostly 2 or 3 light casements, some with stained glass. First floor windows tucked under the wide eaves. Very little altered interior with good joinery and door furniture. Four fireplaces with original grates and almost Art Nouveau copper firehoods, excellent plasterwork in the ceilings and stained glass. Original garden layout preserved. (Illus. in H Muthesius, Landhaus und Garten, Munich, 1907).

Listing NGR: SP0409685117