Survey Data
Reg No
14819206
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
206144, 205019
Date Recorded
03/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey house over raised basement, built c.1820, with return and extension. Set back form the street. Pitched tiled roof with rendered chimneystacks, terracotta pots, terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Segmental-headed door opening with rendered coved surround and timber spoked fanlight. Timber doorcase comprising engaged fluted Doric columns surmounted by cornice and flanking timber panelled door with sidelights. Limestone steps over basement to front door with wrought-iron railings and seats. Wrought-iron bootscraper. Stone outbuildings to rear site with pitched corrugated-iron roofs. Front site bounded by cast-iron railings set on rendered plinth wall with wrought- and cast-iron gates.
Appraisal
This Birr townhouse boasts an elegant doorcase and six-over-six timber sash windows. Similar to other houses along John's Place, it is an integral part of the streetscape, contributing to the architectural heritage of the area.