70 And 72, Octagon Road is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Almshouse.

70 And 72, Octagon Road

WRENN ID: dusted-roof-umber
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

Whiteley Village

10/293 Nos. 70 and 72

GV II

Almshouse pair . Circa 1912 by Sir Mervyn Macartney. Red brick with wide central projection and coved cornice to plain tiled, swept, hipped roofs, recessed over wings. Central stack off ridge to front. Single storey , 4 bays , those to centre with casements. Outer 2 with round-headed entrance arches masking casement windows and board doors. Whiteley Village was provided by William Whiteley for thrifty old folk and was laid out on an octagonal plan by Frank Atkinson, employing leading architects of the day. PEVSNER: BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY (1971) pp520-1.

Listing NGR: TQ0946762315

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