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Winscombe Street

Winscombe Street
Map
Interactive map of the Winscombe Street area
General information
TypeTerrace of five houses
LocationCamden, London, England
Technical details
Floor count3
Design and construction
ArchitectNeave Brown
DesignationsGrade II listed
Known forPrecursor to the Dunboyne Road and Alexandra Road estates
Housing terrace, Winscombe Street

Winscombe Street refers to a terrace of five houses in Camden, London, England, designed by the architect Neave Brown for himself and a collective of four other families. It is Grade II listed[1] and was the precursor for the house and maisonette designs used in Dunboyne Road Estate and Alexandra Road Estate.[2]

Design

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These are three-storey three bedroom houses designed to the Parker Morris space standards. In a 'contemporary house' the kitchen is the central room. Neave placed the kitchen on the middle floor, with a terrace and steps down to a shared garden. The children's bedrooms are placed below, and open directly through stable doors, which double as windows into the garden. The parents' bedroom and the living room are on the floor above — the living room looking out over the garden.[3]

References

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  1. Historic England. "22-32 Winscombe Street (1410085)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. Lavington, Richard (30 July 2015). "House Plan: Richard Lavington on Neave Brown's Winscombe Street". Architects Journal. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. Lavington 2015.

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