Elizabeth Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Elizabeth Cottage

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Country
England
Type
Cottage
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. LONDON ROAD 5127 Elizabeth Cottage SU 4767 NW 4/94 26.7.77

II

  1. Mid C19 cottage with unusual features. Reached through coach passage between Nos 13 and 15 London Road. Two-and-a-half storeys rendered brick. Concrete tile roof. Elaborated Dutch gable with small attic window and one window on each floor. Set back single storey porch to right. Front ground floor room has ceiling decorated with arms of 40 English towns and cities, with the Royal Arms in the centre. The decoration is mainly engravings, printed on paper and stuck to the ceiling. Mottoes include "A thing of beauty is a joy forever", "Religion is the parent of Architecture" and "Architecture is the parent of Taste". Undercut cornice. Scroll brackets to fireplace. Back room also has a good chimneypiece of the period, with lions heads.

Listing NGR: SU4713867598

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