Survey Data
Reg No
50080827
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1885 - 1895
Coordinates
314656, 232672
Date Recorded
02/12/2013
Date Updated
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Description
Terrace of five two-bay two-storey houses, built c.1890, having two-storey returns to rear (west). M-profile pitched artificial slate roofs with red brick chimneystacks having yellow brick cornices, and moulded red brick eaves course. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond to front elevations. Square-headed window openings having cut granite sills, two-over-two timber sash windows and replacement timber and uPVC windows. Round-headed door openings having painted timber surrounds with carved decorative brackets, timber panelled doors and plain fanlights. Front gardens enclosed by cast-iron railings on cut granite plinths, with matching cast-iron pedestrian gates. Some tiled garden paths.
Appraisal
This terrace retains much of its Victorian form and character, and fabric including cast-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 and adds decorative interest to the front elevation. Front garden boundaries remain intact, maintaining the early suburban character of the streetscape. Housing in Washington Street developed in the late nineteenth 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.