Survey Data
Reg No
50110453
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
Apartment/flat (converted)
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
315971, 232758
Date Recorded
09/06/2017
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey former house over basement, built c. 1830, as part of terrace of three. Now in use as apartments, office to first floor. M-profile pitched roof, shared brick chimneystack with clay pots, brick parapet having granite coping. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls, cut granite plinth course over lined-and-ruled rendered wall to basement. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, render reveals and replacement windows. Elliptical-headed door opening having moulded render surround, masonry doorcase comprising fluted Doric columns supporting stepped cornice. Timber panelled door and petal fanlight. Shared granite steps flanked by wrought-iron handrail with cast-iron boot-scrape to platform and coal-hole cover to steps. Square-headed door opening beneath steps. Paved yard to front (north) elevation enclosed by granite plinth wall surmounted by wrought-iron railings with decorative cast-iron spear-headed finials. Matching gate having round-headed side panels with anthemion motif. Set back from street.
Appraisal
This late Georgian townhouse retains its historic aspect, with ornamentation limited to its fine Greek revival doorcase. Its classically restrained façade and good proportions accentuate its subtle grandeur. The retention of salient features such as the door surround and ironwork along with the recent lime pointing of the brickwork further contributes to the historic appearance of the building. The shared parapet height and fenestration arrangement of the terrace creates a strong sense of continuity to the streetscape. Adelaide Road was renamed in honour of Queen Adelaide in 1833 and the south side of the road was largely developed at this time by the Synge family, heirs to the Hatch estate.