Townwell House, Nantwich
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Townwell House is an Early Georgian town house in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, located at number 52 on the north side of Welsh Row (at {{gbmappingsmall|SJ6478852439}}). It dates from 1740, and is listed at grade II*; in the listing, English Heritage describes the building as "important" and highlights its "good central entrance".{{NHLE |num= 1263708|desc= Townwell House, Nantwich|accessdate= 11 August 2012}}
Townwell House is one of many Georgian buildings on Welsh Row, which Nikolaus Pevsner calls "the best street of Nantwich".Pevsner N, Hubbard E. The Buildings of England: Cheshire, p. 289 (Penguin Books; 1971) ({{ISBN|0 14 071042 6}}) Number 83, on the opposite side of the street, is also listed at grade II*.{{NHLE |num= 1249536|desc= 83 Welsh Row, Nantwich|accessdate= 11 August 2012}}
History
The house was constructed in 1740.Stevenson PJ. Nantwich: A Brief History and Guide, p. 29 (1994) As the name suggests, it stands on the site of one of the town's wells.
Description
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Townwell House is a large town house of three storeys and five bays, in red brick with stone dressings under a tiled roof. The prominent doorway has a stone surround with triple keystone decoration above; it is topped by a pediment supported by paired corbels. The windows of the front face all have stone sills and a horizontal stone band above, decorated with a single keystone. One of the first-floor windows at the rear features an arched top. The quoins are decorative and a stone string course separates ground and first floor levels. At the eaves level is a wooden cornice. The interior features panelling.
At the rear of the house is a contemporary two-storey coach house and a walled garden.
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Category:Houses completed in 1740
Category:Grade II* listed houses