Survey Data
Reg No
20844019
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
148657, 55161
Date Recorded
11/11/2009
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey over basement house, built c.1810, now in use as school. Pitched slate roof with moulded eaves course, rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed sandstone walls with string course at sill level first floor and additional course below. Blind arch surrounding window over front door. Diminishing square-headed window openings with tooled sandstone sills, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to ground and first floors, timber casement windows to second floor. Segmental-headed door opening pilasters with fluted consoles flanking timber panelled door, surrounded by sidelights and fanlight, approached by flight of limestone steps with cast-iron bootscrape. 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.