Survey Data
Reg No
20844017
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Bandon Grammar School originally Bandon Endowed School
Original Use
House
In Use As
School
Date
1800 - 1820
Coordinates
148639, 55157
Date Recorded
11/11/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Corner-sited five-bay three-storey with attic and over basement former house, built c.1810, having pedimented three-bay central breakfront to front (west), and three-bay elevation to side (south). Now in use as school. Pitched slate roof with moulded eaves course, rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed sandstone walls with string courses at sill level first floor and with additional course below. Blind arch surrounding central first floor window. Diminishing square-headed window openings with tooled sandstone sills, having six-over-six pane timber sliding windows to ground and first floors, three-over-six to second floor and three-over-three to attic. Blind openings to southern-end, entrance front. Replacement two-over-two pane and timber casement windows to south elevation, with wrought-iron balconies to first floor. Segmental-headed door opening pilasters with fluted consoles flanking timber panelled door, surrounded by sidelights and fanlight, approached by flight of limestone steps. Cast-iron railings on plinths enclosing basement area.
Appraisal
This terrace of four was built by the Duke of Devonshire at the start on the nineteenth century, as part of a grand scheme for a planned square, which unfortunately was not executed. The terrace is testament to the high quality housing the Duke hoped to provide, while the square would clearly have been on a par with the imposing urban pieces found in the major cities. Though no longer in domestic use, the terrace retains much of its original character and is a significant addition to the town’s architectural heritage.