25 Oakhill Road
| 25 Oakhill Road | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Grade II listed |
| Type | House |
| Location | Oakhill Road, Putney, London SW15 |
| Completed | 1880 |
| Height | |
| Roof | Tiled with ridge tiles |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Young |
25 Oakhill Road is a Grade II listed house in Oakhill Road, Putney, London SW15.[1]
History
- It was built in 1880 as Briarbank, by the architect William Young for his wife's sister. Young lived next door at 23 Oakhill Road.[1]
Historic England
- The description of the house, provided by National Heritage:[2]
- Main frontage 2-storeys and gable.
- Yellow stocks, red brick dressings, and red rubbers.
- Tiled roofs with ridge tiles.
- Porch and 4-light canted bow to left, all beneath tiled lean-to roof: the porch with wooden turned pier and valance.
- First floor wooden canted bow at left under cambered arch and 6-light mullion-and- transom window at right-hand angle.
- Barge-boarded half-hipped gable with oriel, pargetted cove and vane.
- To right 2-storey gabled bay with advanced 4-light ground floor window under lean- to roof, 4-light first floor window under cambered arch and bargeboarded gable.
- Stacks with oversailing courses.
- This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Random Information
- Numerous residents have claimed to hear the ghost of an old woman in one of the upstairs bedrooms.[3]
- There are two unmarked gravestones in the back garden.
Front view of house
References
- ^ a b Historic England, "25 Oakhill Road (1065513)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 September 2014
- ^ "25, OAKHILL ROAD SW15, Wandsworth - 1065513 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Haunted Places in Putney, Wandsworth". Haunted Places. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
51°27′34″N 0°12′21″W / 51.459374°N 0.205696°W
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