Nos. 18 and 20 Newcomen Road is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 2016. Cottage.
Nos. 18 and 20 Newcomen Road
- WRENN ID
- late-remnant-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 January 2016
- Type
- Cottage
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A pair of model cottages, built in 1847-8. Designed by the architect Henry Roberts in Tudor style for the Tunbridge Wells Branch of 'The Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes'.
MATERIALS: of red brick in Flemish bond with vitrified headers, and with sandstone dressings. The slate roof has a central red brick chimneystack.
PLAN: a symmetrical T-shaped plan of one storey and attics with projecting front gables. This plan by Roberts is reproduced on page 134 of James Stephen Curl's 'The Life and Works of Henry Roberts 1803-1876 Architect' showing a front living room, side lobby with staircase, rear scullery with copper, pantry, WC and fuel storage on the ground floor, and three bedrooms to each cottage above.
EXTERIOR: two central full-height gables with three-light ground floor casement windows and two-light attic casements. There are two flanking entrances with C20 doors. No. 20 has a C20 porch.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
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