Survey Data
Reg No
20844241
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
Shop/retail outlet
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
149099, 54934
Date Recorded
08/07/2010
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced five-bay three-storey former house, built c.1820, now in use as retail outlet. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Carved timber shopfront to ground floor, comprising end pilasters flanking bipartite display windows with colonettes, having central recessed glazed entrance, with name fascia, consoles and moulded cornice. Timber matchboard door with overlight leading to upper floors.
Appraisal
A handsome, well-proportioned building which adds much character to the streetscape. Its five-bay form marks it out from its narrower, three-bay neighbours. The fine shopfront is a particularly noteworthy feature, as traditional shopfronts such as this one are sadly becoming increasingly rare and are often threatened by modern pastiche replacement.