Survey Data
Reg No
21517306
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
Office
Date
1825 - 1840
Coordinates
157504, 156602
Date Recorded
14/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement red brick house, built c. 1830. Roof concealed behind parapet wall, and red brick chimneystacks to east and west party walls. Front elevation faced in red brick laid in Flemish bond with original pointing. Parapet wall and coping obscured by recently applied lead flashing. Ruled and lined rendered front site basement elevation with painted limestone plinth course delineating ground floor level. Square-headed window openings, red brick flat arches, patent rendered reveals, painted limestone sills, and replacement uPVC windows. Timber casement window to basement level, c. 1980. Three-centred arch door opening, with red brick arch, rendered reveals, limestone threshold step, and inset doorcase comprising: half-engaged Composite columns supporting entablature of fluted frieze with rosette detailing, and modillion cornice, which breaks forward over orders. Original lead detailed fanlight with some original glass, and replacement raised and fielded panelled timber door. All opening onto limestone front door platform with wrought-iron bootscraper, which is arrived at by a flight of limestone steps, and is flanked by painted stone plinth walls supporting wrought-iron railings with spearhead finials. Railings return to enclose front site stone-flagged basement area. Original coach house to rear site access lane, now cement rendered, with arched recess indicating line of original vehicular entrance, now in office use.
Appraisal
This house forms one of a terrace of seven relatively uniform late Georgian former townhouses which face north onto Mallow Street. Each shares a uniform parapet height, fenestration alignment and a rear site access lane is fronted by largely original coach house buildings.