Survey Data
Reg No
20815036
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
Shop/retail outlet
Date
1810 - 1830
Coordinates
155836, 98502
Date Recorded
02/10/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Attached three-bay three-storey former house, built c. 1820, as one of pair and having timber shopfront to ground floor of façade. Now in use as shops. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with square-headed openings having painted cut-stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Segmental-headed entrance with chamfered render roll moulded surround, render architrave with incised circular motifs, timber panelled door with flanking Ionic-style fluted columns and spoked fanlight. Approached by flight of splaying cut limestone steps with cast-iron railings. Shopfront comprising timber panelled pilasters flanking bipartite square-headed plate-glass display window, timber fascia and cornice. Decorative cast-iron railings to basement area.
Appraisal
This building forms part of a pair of similarly-sized and formed structures, which are prominent on the streetscape, due to their tall form and regular symmetrical facades. The elaborate doorcase and fanlight provide a decorative focus to the façade. The site is enhanced by the cast-iron railings and limestone steps and the shopfront adds further interest.