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
Nos. 18 and 20 Newcomen Road are a pair of model cottages built in 1847-1848. They were 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'.
The cottages are constructed of red brick in Flemish bond with vitrified headers, featuring sandstone dressings. The slate roof includes a central red brick chimneystack. The buildings have a symmetrical T-shaped plan, consisting of one storey and attics with projecting front gables. This plan, which includes a front living room, a side lobby with staircase, a rear scullery with copper, pantry, WC, and fuel storage on the ground floor, along with three bedrooms in each cottage above, is illustrated on page 134 of James Stephen Curl's 'The Life and Works of Henry Roberts 1803-1876 Architect'.
The exterior features two central full-height gables, each with three-light ground floor casement windows and two-light attic casements. There are two flanking entrances with 20th-century doors, and No. 20 has a 20th-century porch. The interior has not been inspected.
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