66 And 68, Octagon Road is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Almshouse.
66 And 68, Octagon Road
- WRENN ID
- guardian-lantern-sparrow
- 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
10/292 Nos. 66 and 68
GV II
Almshouse row. Circa 1912 by Sir Mervyn Macartney. Red brick with eaves cornice to swept , hipped, plain tiled roof, hipped projections over projecting bays below and two ridge stacks. Central block at angle to corner of octagon with wings set at 22½ degrees to centre. Central arch flanked by oculi. Projecting outer bays with large 8-light casement in each, flanked by recessed entrances containing a casement window and board door. Whiteley Village was provided by William Whiteley of Whiteley's stores 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: TQ0947562315
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