Survey Data
Reg No
50080818
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1880 - 1900
Coordinates
314644, 232721
Date Recorded
02/12/2013
Date Updated
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Description
Terrace of six two-bay two-storey houses, built c.1890, having recessed entrances to front (north) elevation and full-height returns to rear (south). Pitched artificial slate roofs, hipped to ends with red brick chimneystacks having red brick cornices, rendered chimneystacks to number 18, and moulded red brick eaves course. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond to front and east elevations, English garden wall bond to west elevation. Brown brick walls to rear of numbers 13-16, rendered walls to rear of numbers 17 and 18. Segmental-headed window openings having cut granite sills, one-over-one timber sash windows and replacement uPVC windows. Segmental-headed porch openings having moulded red brick hood mouldings, dropped red brick keystones, and chamfered red bricks to reveals. Recessed square-headed door opening with timber panelled doors, overlights and sidelights, approached by cut granite steps and tiled platforms. Front gardens to 13-16 enclosed by wrought-iron railings on red brick plinths, having matching wrought-iron pedestrian gates. Front gardens to 17 and 18 enclosed by cast-iron railings on cut granite plinths, with matching cast-iron pedestrian gate. Some tiled garden paths.
Appraisal
This terrace retains much of its early form and character, and fabric including cast-iron and wrought-iron railings, timber doorcases and timber sash windows. The repetition of the same house type gives a pleasing coherence to the streetscape. Subtle brick decoration adds interest to the front elevation. Front garden boundaries remain intact, maintaining the early suburban character of the streetscape. Housing in Wolseley Street was developed in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century at the edge of the city in an area that had been largely devoted to manufacturing until then. The new residential streets provided housing for tradespeople and skilled workers of the city.