Survey Data
Reg No
13705070
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
305331, 307361
Date Recorded
18/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey with attic house, built c. 1870. Pedimented breakfront to west bay north elevation, two-storey return to south, amalgamated with house to east c. 1950. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles; red brick stepped corbelled chimneystack, raised brick banding; moulded cast-iron gutters on moulded brick corbels interspersed with rosettes, circular cast-iron downpipes. Red brick Flemish bond walling, chamfered stone plinth, continuous ashlar stone lintel courses, moulded brick strings, terracotta raking cornice supported on moulded kneelers forming open-bed pediment, terracotta rosettes to pediment. Square-headed window openings, curved carvings to heads, granite sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows, fixed frosted glass bipartite overlights; round-headed window openings to attic, one-over-one sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening, curved carvings to head, stepped brick surround, roll-moulded inner soffit and reveals, painted timber door with four ornate raised-and-fielded top panels, plain-glazed overlight, stone threshold and steps, red clay tiled platform. Street fronted, wrought and cast-iron railings on ashlar granite plinth bounding floor bed to north, concrete pavement, red clay paved areas flanking door.
Appraisal
This striking house, part of a terrace of four similar structures, has a distinguished symmetrical form, strengthened by the pedimented breakfront. Fine craftsmanship is evident in its construction, not least in the use of a variety of well-finished materials in its decoration, which serve to enliven its form. Amalgamated with the house to its east, it has retained its original character with the survival of much original material enhancing its significance.