25 Oakhill Road

25 Oakhill Road is a Grade II listed house in Oakhill Road, Putney, London SW15.

History

 * It was built in 1880 as Briarbank, by the architect William Young for his wife's sister. Young lived next door at 23 Oakhill Road.

Historic England

 * The description of the house, provided by National Heritage:
 * Main frontage 2-storeys and gable.
 * Yellow stocks, red brick dressings, and red rubbers.
 * Tiled roofs with ridge tiles.
 * Porch and 4-light canted bow to left, all beneath tiled lean-to roof: the porch with wooden turned pier and valance.
 * First floor wooden canted bow at left under cambered arch and 6-light mullion-and- transom window at right-hand angle.
 * Barge-boarded half-hipped gable with oriel, pargetted cove and vane.
 * To right 2-storey gabled bay with advanced 4-light ground floor window under lean- to roof, 4-light first floor window under cambered arch and bargeboarded gable.
 * Stacks with oversailing courses.
 * This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Random Information

 * Numerous residents have claimed to hear the ghost of an old woman in one of the upstairs bedrooms.
 * There are two unmarked gravestones in the back garden.25 Oakhill Road 03.JPG