Survey Data
Reg No
22103013
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
222321, 146422
Date Recorded
05/05/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay three-storey house, built c.1880, with two-storey extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered wall with raised quoins. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, tripartite to ground floor, with stucco cornices to upper floors, having stucco console brackets to ground. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door and overlight, having stucco cornice with console brackets. Cast and wrought-iron railings on rendered plinth walls with pedestrian gate to front of site. Rendered piers with replacement steel gate giving access to rear.
Appraisal
Occupying a prominent position as one enters River Street from the east this tall building is a prominent structure. The treatment of the façade through features such as the diminishing windows and decorative stucco result in a pleasing exterior.