6 And 8, Octagon Road is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Almshouse.

6 And 8, Octagon Road

WRENN ID
seventh-tracery-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Elmbridge
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Almshouse
Source
Historic England listing

Description

TQ 0962 BOROUGH OF ELMBRIDGE OCTAGON ROAD (south side) Whiteley Village

10/277 Nos. 6 and 8

GV II

Almshouse pair. Circa 1912. Probably by Sir Reginald Blomfield. Red brick with hipped tiled roof and two tall stacks at each end of ridge. 1 storey. 6 irregular bays with 2 oculi in centre flanked by casement windows and with segment-headed entrance arches in outer bays. Wall surface breaks forward in centre and window bays. Whiteley Village was provided by William Whiteley of Whiteley's stores for thrifty old folk and was laid out on octagonal plan by Frank Atkinson , employing leading architects of the day. PEVSNER: BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY (1971) pp520-1.

Listing NGR: TQ0948862620

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