Survey Data
Reg No
14807045
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Officer's house
In Use As
House
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
233512, 224478
Date Recorded
11/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace multiple-bay two-storey former gaol warden's house, built c.1860, with extension to rear and shared lean-to entrance porch and half dormer windows to front. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked dressed limestone walls. Timber sash windows with red brick surrounds and tooled stone sills. Square-headed door opening with decorative bargeboards, red brick surrounds and timber battened door. Set back from street with lean-to yellow brick outbuilding to rear.
Appraisal
Built in association with the gaol as a warden's cottage, this house forms part of a terrace of identical structures. The modest design of the structure is enlivened by the use of red brick in the window and door surrounds, which adds textural variation to the buildings appearance. The use of an alternative design in the half dormer windows with decorative bargeboards further enhances the visual appeal of this cottage.