13, Carpenter Road B15

CARPENTER ROAD 1. 5104 Edgbaston B15 No 13 SP 0585 SE 45/21 21.1.70 II GV 2. Circa 1835 a detached 2 storey stucco villa of some pretention with coach home wing. Three bay front, the centre slightly advanced. Giant quoin pilasters support main entablature. Plinth; first floor sill course to outer bays. High parapet with crowning cornice conceals attic, the centre bay raised and flanked by incised panels each containing 6 portholes. Parapet link pairs of stucco corniced chimneys with ornamental pots on gable ends. Glazing bar sash window in eared architraves, entablatures with blocking courses over those on ground floor. Central porch with Ionic columns on panelled plinths, deep entablature and blocking course. Recessed entrance with panelled reveals soffit and door, rectangular fanlight. Original screen wall link to coach home with segmental arch altered circa 1850 when the coach was heightened with 2 blind window and small arched light in pediment- gable.

Listing NGR: SP0576585265