Survey Data
Reg No
21517079
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
Office
Date
1810 - 1830
Coordinates
157336, 156661
Date Recorded
17/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement red brick former townhouse, built c. 1820, forming part of a uniform terrace of eleven Georgian former townhouses, with a broad flight of steps to the three-centred arched front door, and a two-storey return, prolonged to west, and lean-to annex between first and second floor level to rear. Pitched roof concealed behind parapet wall; chimneystacks to south party wall. Red brick faced walls laid in Flemish bond to façade and rear elevation. Basement elevation concealed, with plinth course evident. Square-headed window openings to façade with red brick flat arches, patent rendered reveals, limestone sills and six-over-three, six-over-six and nine over nine timber sash windows some with segmental horns. Segmental arched Wyatt window openings illuminating principal rooms to rear, now glazed with uPVC windows. Three-centred arched door opening, red brick arch, patent rendered reveals, and inset tripartite plaster doorcase comprising half-engaged Composite columns and responding pilasters dividing flanking sidelights with frosted glazing and plain rendered plinth bases, and original raised and fielded panelled timber door with central fillet moulding. Columns support fluted frieze with rosette detailing, which recedes over door leaf. Original webbed lead detailed fanlight. Front door accessed by broad flight of limestone steps with bootscraper, flanked by limestone plinth wall supporting wrought-iron railings with Neo-classical cast-iron rail posts with pineapple finials, in varying states of intactness. Railings return to enclose front site basement area, which has been covered with concrete platform. Square-plan cast-iron coal hole cover and limestone slab to pavement. Original red brick and rubble limestone flanking boundary walls to rear. Demolished rear site coach house.
Appraisal
This fine late Georgian former townhouse retains most of its original features, and as such it contributes significantly to the architectural character of the streetscape in the Newtown Pery Georgian core. It forms one of a terrace of eleven uniform houses with a shared parapet height, each house ennobled by a wide three-centred arched doorcase.