Survey Data
Reg No
50070180
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Previous Name
Donlon's
Original Use
House
Historical Use
Shop/retail outlet
Date
1900 - 1910
Coordinates
314338, 234635
Date Recorded
14/12/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Terrace of three two-bay two-storey houses, built c.1905, having shopfront to front (north) elevation of No.1. Pitched slate roof, red brick chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods, moulded brick eaves course. Red brick walls, laid in Flemish bond. Square-headed window openings to front, red brick voussoirs, granite sills, some painted, one-over-one pane timber sash windows to No.2 and No.3, and replacement uPVC windows to No.1. Timber shutters visible to interior of No.2. Square-headed door openings to front, red brick voussoirs, timber panelled doors and overlights. Shopfront comprising timber fluted pilasters and scrolled fluted consoles supporting timber fascia with carved dentillated cornice over square-headed display window, granite sill over painted brick panelled riser, square-headed door opening.
Appraisal
Though modest in form and scale, these houses displays a regularity of design and proportion which makes a positive impression on the streetscape. Forming part of a terrace of six uniform houses sharing a fenestration alignment and parapet height, contributing to the horizontal aspect of the street. It is representative of the architectural design and materials employed in the construction of urban dwellings in the early twentieth century, with the use of red brick adding colour and textural interest to the urban landscape, while the well composed shopfront provides contextual interest.