2, Faringdon Road is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 1970. House.
2, Faringdon Road
- WRENN ID
- vast-banister-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 February 1970
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 2 Faringdon Road is a house in a terrace built in 1862 for the Great Western Railway Company. It is constructed of ashlar limestone set in black mortar and features a slate roof with brick gable stacks. The house is two storeys high and has one bay, with a through side passage and is two rooms deep. There is a 20th-century rear addition. The property has chamfered door and window surrounds, a fifteen-pane door, and four-pane sash windows.
This house is part of a village designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to accommodate workers for the Great Western Railway, with construction starting in 1842 and most buildings completed by 1855. The village is noted for its architectural ambition and preservation, making it one of Britain’s best-preserved railway settlements.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
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