Listed Building: THE GOOD COMPANIONS CLUB INCLUDING WALL TO LEFT PART OF FRONTAGE (1115706)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1357, 12, 178
Date assigned 24 October 1950
Date last amended

Description

ROCHESTER NEW ROAD TQ 7467 NW 12/178 No 3 (The Good Companions Club) 24.10.50 including wall to left part of frontage GV II Former house, now a club, with service wing attached to left. Early C19. Flemish bond gault brick; Welsh slate hipped roof. End stacks. Double depth central entrance plan. 2 storeys. Front (of main house): 3 bays, the centre bay projecting slightly, with corner pilasters, all under moulded stucco cornice. The windows are arranged to resemble Venetian windows: all with sashes (6 panes below, 10 above) under a stone round- headed arch, flanked by recessed sliding louvred shutters under flat arches, with continuous stone sills. All details appear to be original. Stone Ionic doorcase, frieze with 2 wreaths, cornice and entablature. Service wing (with C20 cornice tile roof), 2 window range with 12-pane sashes in reveals under flat brick arches. Paired central, and 2 angle, inset pilaster strips. Wall in front of service wing with cast-iron floriated spikes to coping. C20 single storeyed extension to right. Rear: mid C20 ground floor extension. Rendered 1st floor preserves tripartite facade with 2 outer segmental bows with c.1900 barred casements. Central c.1820 blank quatrefoil with plaster frame. Recessed pilaster strips articulate the elevation. Right return with 1st floor sash window in recessed panel. Listing NGR: TQ7469167920

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  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 7469 6792 (point)
Map sheet TQ76NW

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Record last edited

Nov 15 2006 5:35PM