Survey Data
Reg No
20500594
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
Laundry
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
167107, 71971
Date Recorded
23/05/1993
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay four-storey former house with integral laneway, built c. 1880, now in use as retail outlet. Pitched slate roof having red brick parapet and moulded brick cornice. Red brick walls with yellow brick string courses and voussoirs. Segmental-arched window openings having timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills to upper floors. Remains of timber shopfront, c. 1900, comprising of carved consoles, fascia and cornice with enlarged window opening.
Appraisal
This building forms part of an interesting group with the adjoining terrace on the west side of North Main Street and with the terrace on the east side of the street. The scale and form of these buildings make a positive contribution to the streetscape. Built on the site of the medieval city, many of these buildings contain archaeological fabric. The materials utilised in the construction of this building, such as the red brick, yellow brick and grey limestone add colour and textural interest to the building. The remains of the early twentieth-century shopfront are of artistic design and were clearly executed by skilled craftsmen.