Survey Data
Reg No
13622092
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
Worker's house
In Use As
House
Date
1890 - 1895
Coordinates
309330, 274651
Date Recorded
08/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced three-bay single-storey former worker's house, dated 1892, now in private domestic use. Lean-to return to east, gabled canopy to door, west elevation. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks, cast-iron gutters on eaves, circular cast-iron downpipe. Red brick walling laid in Flemish bond, smooth rendered plinth course, continuous red brick sill course and recessed band to lintel level. Segmental-headed window openings, roll-moulded red brick soffits, uPVC windows. Segmental-headed door opening surmounted by gabled canopy, painted timber bargeboards and finial, supported on cast-iron brackets, roll-moulded red brick soffit, plain-glazed overlight, painted timber panelled door; red brick plinth walls flanking entrance, polychromatic tiles and tooled stone threshold. Located on west-facing slope, garden to east, separated from house by concrete lane. Painted timber double gates, give access to rear yard (east).
Appraisal
This picturesque house is one of twenty built by Cairne's Trust of Cairne's Brewery, to house workers. This charming structure displays fine craftsmanship in its design and decoration. The canopy is a particularly striking feature to this pleasantly-sited terrace.