Survey Data
Reg No
14819198
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
Office
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
206090, 204994
Date Recorded
03/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, with canted bay window to ground floor. Now used as offices. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof, rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered facade with rendered plinth, eaves course and decorative drops. Canted bay window to ground floor with timber sash windows. Timber casement windows to upper storey with rendered surrounds with keystones, and painted sills. Round-headed door opening, rendered surround with keystone having mask, timber panelled door flanked by pilasters supporting frieze, cornice and fanlight.
Appraisal
Along with its neighbours, the architectural detailing of this structure highlights the significance of the house within Birr's streetscape. The stylised window surrounds, keystones and stepped drops under the eaves course, reflect the skill of craftsmen. In addition, the canted bay window which breaks from the building line, enlivens the main façade.