Survey Data
Reg No
50110267
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1840 - 1860
Coordinates
315360, 233021
Date Recorded
30/04/2017
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay single-storey over basement house, built c. 1850. M-profile pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, partly hidden behind brown brick parapet having rendered coping. Brown brick chimneystacks with some clay pots. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls, with render quoins. Cut granite plinth course and smooth rendered wall to basement. Square-headed window openings having rendered reveals and granite sills with replacement windows. Elliptical-headed door opening having moulded render surround. Doorcase comprising panelled pilasters, fluted console brackets with acanthus leaf detail, and stepped cornice. Plain fanlight and timber panelled door. Granite platform and steps flanked by cast-iron railings having fleur-de-lis finials. Matching railings to front set on carved granite plinth wall.
Appraisal
This house is enhanced by the retention of historic features such as the classically influenced doorcase. The cast-ironwork adds technical interest and attests to the skill and artisanship in the mass production of iron in the mid-nineteenth century. Heytesbury Street, named after Baron Heytesbury, Viceroy 1844-6, was first laid out in 1846 and was nearing completion by 1861. The streetscape maintains much of its original character, with well-preserved classically-influenced brick houses, many with Greek revival details, creating a strong sense of rhythm and order.