Survey Data
Reg No
15603072
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1835 - 1845
Coordinates
297233, 139824
Date Recorded
13/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, dated 1840, possibly with half-dormer attic. Refenestrated, c.1925. Renovated, 1969/70, with replacement shared shopfront inserted to ground floor. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered stepped eaves having iron ties. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with cut-granite date stone/plaque to top floor. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and replacement one-over-one timber sash windows, c.1925. Replacement shared shopfront, 1969/70, to ground floor with fixed-pane display window, glazed timber double doors having overlight, and fascia having moulded cornice incorporating awning box on iron arms. Street fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front [DS].
Appraisal
A pleasantly composed modest-scale house built as one of at least an identical pair (with 15603071) by a now-unknown consortium ("R.D.") making a positive contribution to the visual appeal of Rafter Street. Exhibiting an understated aesthetic, the refined architectural programme of the house is identified by attributes including the harmonious arrangement of uniformly-proportioned openings on each floor, the sparse surface detailing restricted primarily to a subtle date stone, and so on. However, while the simple architectural qualities survive in place together with much of the early or historic fabric, the character or external expression of the house at street level has not benefited from the introduction of an uninspired replacement shopfront of minimal design significance.