Survey Data
Reg No
21517105
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
157228, 156638
Date Recorded
17/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey over basement red brick house, built c. 1830. Pitched sheet corrugated metal roof continuing along neighbouring house, concealed by parapet wall to rear. Timber eaves board to both. Cement rendered chimneystack to party wall. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond with cement re-pointing. Painted rendered basement elevation with shallow limestone plinth course delineating ground floor level. Cement rendered rear elevation. Square-headed window openings, red brick flat arches, patent rendered reveals, painted limestone sills, and replacement timber casement windows. Adamesque cast-iron balconettes to first floor window openings. Camber-arched window openings to rear elevation, possibly concrete sills and replacement timber casement windows. Round-arched door opening, with red brick arch, coved patent rendered reveals, and inset doorcase comprising flanking pilasters with incised Greek key motif, joined by lintel entablature, with lead detailed webbed fanlight; raised and fielded panelled timber door. Opening onto a limestone flagged front door platform with cast-iron bootscraper, accessed from pavement level by three limestone steps and flanked by limestone plinth wall supporting wrought-iron railings with cast-iron pineapple finials. Mild steel gate gives access to concrete basement steps.
Appraisal
This house forms one of two houses of similar scale and fenestration alignment within a terrace of large four-storey over basement houses.