St Faith’s Church
122 Windmill Road TW8 9NA Church built 1906-7. History Built in 1906 – 1907 in Gothic revival style to a design by GF Bodley and CG Hare. John Betjeman wrote ‘St Faith’s displays all the splendour of Bodley in its simplicity and strength. It rises like a great ship over the housetops and inside the view from the west end leads you naturally to the … Continue reading St Faith’s Church
The Weir
(formerly the White Horse)
24 Market Place
TW8 8EQ
Pub built in 1603 with later additions.
Locally listed as “White Horse”.
In Butts Conservation Area.
History
There’s mention of this as The White Horse as early as 1603. A rebuild and the addition of the tiles on the outside walls would seem to be about the same date as other pubs in the town. Continue reading “The Weir”
26a Market Place
“Darholm”
TW8 8EQ
Residence built in 18th century.
Grade II statutory listing, confusingly listed as “26a The Butts”.
In Butts Conservation Area.
English Heritage Listing
26A The Butts. 26a Market Place, Brentford. House, c1820. Yellow stock brick, gauged brick window arches, stone sills, cast iron balconies with Gothick ornament to rear, slate hipped roof. Three storeys and a basement. Spearheaded railings over dwarf wall to the street. Entrance via south side of house, below arched window to first floor with red gauged brick arch hood.
19 Market Place
TW8 8EG
Residence built in the 18th century.
Grade II statutory listed.
In Butts Conservation Area.
English Heritage Listing
Detached house. Mid C18 with C19 and later alterations. Multi-coloured stock brick. Slate mansard roof with dormers and parapeted end gables with brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys, attic and basement. 3 windows, central window blind. Central entrance with early C19 distyle porch, stuccoed doorway surround and 4-panelled door. Flat arches to early C20 double hung sashes with glazing bars to top sash and vertically divided bottom sash. Right hand return has first floor segmental arched flush framed sash. Continue reading “19 Market Place”
Old Electric Cinema
17 Market Place
TW8 8EG
Built early 20th century as a cinema,about to re-open as an antique shop.
In Butts Conservation Area.
History
Old Electric cinema, used to screen silent movies c1910-1914. Continue reading “Old Electric Cinema”
Cottages, Somerset Road
11a (Ivy Cottage) & 11b (Jasmine Cottage) Somerset Rd Residences built in 1908. In Butts Conservation Area. History Two semi-detached houses designed by local architect/surveyor Nowell Parr. Arched doorways and small round window detail. Further Information They replaced older cottages attached to the flank wall of The Cedars. [mapsmarker marker=”92″] Continue reading Cottages, Somerset Road
Somerset Road Terraces
Residences built in 19th century. In Butts Conservation Area. History Row of 3 storey houses either side of number 17. High quality Victorian terrace. [mapsmarker marker=”91″] Continue reading Somerset Road Terraces
17 Somerset Road
Residence built 18th century or earlier. Grade II statutory listing. In Butts Conservation Area. English Heritage Listing Description: Mid C18, top floor and roof added late C19. Red brick. Three storeys, six windows, 1:3:1:1, slight set forward in centre and on right hand side C19 sashes in flush frames with rubbled heads to ground and first floors. Round headed doorway in centre bay of five, … Continue reading 17 Somerset Road
Footprints
Church Walk
Residence built 1900s
History
Not shown on 1894 map, but is shown on 1935 map.
Further Information
Home of the late Joyce Clissold, artist Continue reading “Footprints”
Park View
Church Walk Residence built c1900. History The roof has some features similar to the Gables (FW Lacey’s house), but is later. Also the small round windows are similar to the Nowell Parr houses in Somerset Rd. Not shown on 1894 map, but is shown on 1935 map. [mapsmarker marker=”88″] Continue reading Park View
The History of Brentford 