Survey Data
Reg No
50080834
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1875 - 1885
Coordinates
314733, 232669
Date Recorded
02/12/2013
Date Updated
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Description
Terrace of eleven two- and three-bay single-storey houses, built c.1880, having returns to rear (east). M-profile pitched slate and artificial slate roofs having parapet with cut granite capping and yellow brick corbels to front elevation. Red brick chimneystacks having sawtooth cornices and clay chimney pots. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond to front elevations. Rendered walls to south gable. Segmental-headed and square-headed window openings having chamfered brick reveals and cut granite sills, two-over-two timber sash windows, replacement uPVC windows, with bull-nosed brick reveals to number 57. Round-headed door openings, some having chamfered red brick reveals, with timber door surrounds having carved brackets, plain fanlights, timber panelled doors, and replacement uPVC doors. Front gardens enclosed by cast-iron railings on cut granite plinths, with matching cast-iron pedestrian gates.
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 street. Subtle brick detailing adds decorative interest to the front elevation. Front garden boundaries remain intact, maintaining the early suburban character of the streetscape. Greenville Terrace was developed when large tracts of land became available following the sale of the Greenville demesne in the 1870s. The new residential streets provided housing for tradespeople and skilled workers of the city.