Survey Data
Reg No
50060223
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1830 - 1850
Coordinates
314683, 235891
Date Recorded
26/08/2014
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced symmetrical three-bay two-storey house over raised basement, built c.1840, with return to rear (north) elevation. Single-span pitched artificial slate roof partially hidden behind brick parapet wall with granite coping. Brick chimneystacks to party walls. Brown brick laid in Flemish bond to ground and first floors with granite plinth course over ruled and lined rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with horns. Elliptical-headed door opening with brick voussoirs, moulded surround and replacement timber four-panelled door flanked by replacement timber panelled pilasters with carved foliate console brackets supporting timber frieze and cornice with cobweb fanlight. Granite platform with cast-iron bootscrape. Granite steps with wrought-iron handrail. Wrought-iron railings on rendered plinth wall with granite coping to front with matching pedestrian gate.
Appraisal
This house is part of group of three terraced houses on the north side of Cabra Road. The houses are a significant part of the architectural heritage of the Cabra Road, adding character to the streetscape. The most significant feature is the elaborate entrance which adds detail to the otherwise restrained façade. The work of skilled craftsmen, it consists of an elegant timber surround and cobweb fanlight. The simple boundary railings provide a sense of enclosure to the small front site.