Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
13342
Building Number
22
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/01/1993
Date of Amendment
21/01/1993
Name of Property
22 Archer Road
Address
22 Archer Road
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Penarth
Town
Locality
Penarth
Easting
318042
Northing
171166
Street Side
E
Location
Near junction of Archer Road and Victoria Road.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Pair of Semi-detached houses built circa 1899 (not on OS Second Edition map surveyed 1899, but adjacent similar houses are).
Exterior
Two storeys plus ample attics; symmetrical pair. Red brick ground floors with some bathstone dressings (painted), upper floors half-timbered with red fish-scale tile hanging; slate roofs. Central chimney in red brick.
Centre of composition has two boldly projecting semi-octagonal bays with splayed hipped roofs at attic level; horned sash windows (small-pane in upper sashes). Fish-scale tiling to front and sides which continues at this level along front of houses. Bays have, on first floor, horned sash windows flanked on main elevation (to each side) by inner two-light and outer three-light sash windows. Building half-timbered at this level. Ground floor bay windows project slightly further forward under shallow fish-scale tile roofs; casement windows in bathstone surrounds. Outer sections on ground floor have verandahs with red tile roofs; No 22 has elaborately turned balusters and strapwork low railings (simpler treatment at No 22). Flanking the projecting bays each house has three-light window with arched central light; smaller window; double doors with segmental-headed windows and panelled below. Ground floor windows and doors with good Art Nouveau type stained glass, except doors at No 22. Outermost window of No 20 has no stained glass, equivalent window of No 22 converted to door.
Interior
Ground floor of No 20 has good interior including staircase with elaborately turned newells and balusters; panelled ceilings with bosses at intersections.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with No 24 Archer Road and No 25 Victoria Road
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