Woodfield

WELLINGTON ROAD 1. 5104 Edgbaston B15 No 73 (Woodfield) SP 0685 SW 46/43 II GV 2. C1820 early Calthorpe Estate villa antedating Wellington Road with entrance front overlooking original approach from Bristol Road. A substantial stucco villa of 2 storeys 5 bays with 3 bay entrance front to east end. Former coach house abuts west end. Plinth and first floor sill band. Hipped slate roof with flat bracketed eaves; corniced stucco chimney stacks. East entrance front has revealed glazing bar sashes, tall on ground floor with later marginal glazing. Elegant, broad porch of 2 pairs of Tuscan columns, entablature with centre panel and flat eaves cornice similar to eaves of villa proper. Reeded corner block architrave doorcase, panelled reveals and panelled and glazed door. Five bay north front with plain glazing bar sashes and secondary doorway in architrave surround with consoles supporting cornice. South garden front has revealed glazing bar sashes in eared architrave surrounds with cornices. Break for entrance front return has addition of sun lounge with marginal glazed French casements in keeping original round headed marginal glazed ground floor window. The coach house abutting west end and extending to boundary wall with road is of painted brick with dentil eaves to hipped slate roof, surmounted by gracefully arcaded cupola with lead dome ball finial and weathervane. Interior retains original simple Regency mouldings, corner block architrave doorcases. Plain but good staircase, cut string, slightly fluted bannisters, continuous moulded handrail.

Listing NGR: SP0645585086