Survey Data
Reg No
50080858
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
314777, 232784
Date Recorded
09/12/2013
Date Updated
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Description
Terrace of fifteen two-bay and three-bay single-storey houses, built c.1880, having returns and later extensions to rear (west). M-profile pitched artificial slate roofs having sawtooth red brick eaves course and red brick chimneystacks having sawtooth red brick cornices and clay chimney pots. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond to front elevation with chamfered brick plinth course. Square-headed window openings having some black brick voussoirs, cut granite sills, timber sash windows and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed porch openings having polychrome brick voussoirs and chamfered reveals. Recessed square-headed door openings having plain overlights, sidelights, timber panelled doors and with some recent timber and uPVC doors to front of porches, approached by cut granite entrance steps and tiled platforms. Front gardens enclosed by cast-iron railings on cut granite plinths, with matching pedestrian gates. Some tiled paths.
Appraisal
This terrace retains much of its Victorian form and character, and fabric including timber sash windows, timber doorcases and cast-iron railings. The front elevations take advantage of the precision offered by machine-made bricks that became available in the later half of the nineteenth century, and the polychrome bricks adds decorative interest. Front garden boundaries remain intact, maintaining the early suburban character of the streetscape. Saint Alban's Road is attributed by Christine Casey to T.J. Duff. The new residential streets in this area provided housing for tradespeople and skilled workers of the city.