Survey Data
Reg No
20862056
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
House
Historical Use
Shop/retail outlet
In Use As
House
Date
1760 - 1800
Coordinates
167232, 72728
Date Recorded
12/04/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Attached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1780, with disused shopfront at front (east) elevation. Now in use as house. Pitched artificial slate sprocketed roof with shared rendered chimneystack to north and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls. Square-headed window openings to first floor in moulded render surrounds with moulded render sills and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window opening to ground floor south having stone sill, two-over-two timber sliding sash window and wrought-iron window guards. Timber shopfront comprising pilasters supporting fascia board and cornice with scroll brackets and pediment capping. Square-headed opening with fixed pane display window. Square-headed door opening with recessed door having limestone threshold and replacement timber door. Street-fronted.
Appraisal
This well-maintained house with a former retail outlet at ground floor level is a reminder of the mixed commercial and residential function of houses in urban areas in the past. The upper floor retains timber sliding sash windows and moulded render detailing, while the simple, well-designed and crafted shopfront at ground floor level is an excellent example of its type.