Survey Data
Reg No
20844155
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1870 - 1910
Coordinates
148727, 54708
Date Recorded
28/05/2009
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey over basement house, built c.1890, having porch addition to front (east) elevation and two-bay two-storey dormer attic return to rear (south-west) elevation. Flat-roofed extension to side (north-west) elevation of rear return. Pitched artificial slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, eaves course and aluminium rainwater goods. Pitched glazed roof with timber bargeboards and finial to porch. Bitumen-clad flat roof to dormer window and side (north-west) extension. Rendered walls throughout. Square-headed window openings with render sills throughout, having uPVC casement windows. Replacement timber casement windows to side (north, south) elevations of porch. Round-headed door opening with raised render surround to interior of porch, having timber panelled door surmounted by fanlight. Square-headed door opening with glazed timber door flanked by timber glazed sidelights to front elevation of porch. Red brick enclosing walls with render coping and decorative cast-iron railing, piers and double-leaf.
Appraisal
This attractive house is an integral part of a terrace of six late nineteenth century houses, The terrace distinguished by its unusually large scale in relation to other buildings in the area, and is located on a prominent position on the site of an old Artillery Barracks, overlooking a large open area known as The Green, previously called Gallows Hill. The Artillery Barracks was built in 1748 and was leased to the War Office but was left derelict in the 1830s and was demolished in 1878. Though some features have been replaced, the fine moulded render doorcases, timber panelled doors, and cast-iron gates add much to the terrace's historic character.