Tyne and Wear HER(7451): Low Fell, Durham Road, Nos. 272 and 274, Enfield Villa - Details
7451
Gateshead
Low Fell, Durham Road, Nos. 272 and 274, Enfield Villa
Gateshead
NZ26SE
Domestic
Dwelling
House
Early Modern
C19
Extant Building
DESCRIPTION
Built for Thomas Neilson, this is a grand mid-Victorian double fronted villa standing proud on an elevated site. The piano nobile, Tuscan doorcase and two-storey canted bays create a dramatic impression to the front elevation, but even the side entrance is adorned with a pediment and moulded pilasters, and large and prominent quoins. Two broad chimneys crown the gables of the Welsh slate roof, and also have the deeply moulded cornices notable elsewhere as a feature of the property. The blonde sandstone details are prominent against the render to the rest of the building. This is one of the remaining moderately grand villas in Low Fell which happily still remains, and therefore makes a significant contribution to the essential character of the area, as well as being of architectural interest. MATERIALS Blonde sandstone, render ARCHITECT Septimus Oswald DATES 1865 LOCAL LIST
2573
6153
NZ25736153
Gateshead Council Local List Fact Sheet X20/LL/071; Tyne and Wear Archives CB.GA/BC/plan/1865/43