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Furze Platt Triangle - The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

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58<strong>Furze</strong> <strong>Platt</strong> <strong>Triangle</strong> Conservation Area Appraisal1Significant Non-Listed Buildings Descriptions <strong>and</strong>ImagesName262 <strong>and</strong>264CourthouseRoad1 <strong>and</strong> 3<strong>Furze</strong> <strong>Platt</strong>RoadDescriptionEarly C20 semi-detached. Although thesehouses are not in themselves remarkable, theyare typical <strong>of</strong> many thous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> semi-detachedpairs built to this pattern. <strong>The</strong> design is basedon a st<strong>and</strong>ard tunnel-back terrace, with littlethought given to the possibilities <strong>of</strong>fered byhaving a side elevation. <strong>The</strong>y feature yet anothervariation <strong>of</strong> surface finish from the same palette,with brick on the ground floor <strong>and</strong> natural finishpebbledash on the upper storey, separated bya projecting string course. <strong>The</strong> upper storeymain window is a vertical sliding sash <strong>of</strong>Venetian pattern, with a central wide sash <strong>and</strong>two narrower ones on each side.Late C19 asymmetric semi-detached. Bothhalves <strong>of</strong> this building front <strong>Furze</strong> <strong>Platt</strong> Road,one half presenting a gabled front <strong>and</strong> the othera pitched ro<strong>of</strong>. No 3 has a two storey bay.Photo4 <strong>Furze</strong><strong>Platt</strong> RoadEarly C20 detached. Inspired by the Arts <strong>and</strong>Craft Movement <strong>of</strong> the late 19th century, <strong>and</strong>has many features typical <strong>of</strong> the style. <strong>The</strong> deep<strong>and</strong> steeply pitched ro<strong>of</strong> with dormer window,leaded glass, arrow slit openings in the gableends, white render <strong>and</strong> the chimney stack withdecorative tile around the top are allcharacteristic <strong>of</strong> the period. <strong>The</strong> house is a fine<strong>and</strong> unspoilt example <strong>of</strong> its type.

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