Survey Data

Reg No

50930217


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Architectural, Artistic


Original Use

House


In Use As

Apartment/flat (converted)


Date

1820 - 1830


Coordinates

316478, 233009


Date Recorded

28/08/2015


Date Updated

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Description

Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1825, with two-stage return over basement to rear (south). Now in use as offices and apartments. M-profile slate roof, hipped to west of rear span, concealed by ashlar granite parapet with moulded cornice and coping, shouldered brick chimneystacks to east party wall with yellow clay pots, parapet gutters and replacement downpipe to west of principal elevation (north). Red brick walling in Flemish bond, rusticated granite walling to ground floor over smooth rendered walling to basement, beneath moulded granite stringcourse to lintel level. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, rendered reveals and replacement masonry sills, granite surround and sill to basement with metal bars affixed to sill. Iron guard rails affixed to sill of second floor window, cast-iron balconettes affixed to first and ground floor windows. Generally replacement six-over-six sliding timber sash windows, three-over-three to third floor, nine-over-nine to first floor and eight-over-eight to basement. Elliptical-headed opening to principal elevation (north) with moulded linings, Ionic columns supporting decorative frieze and dentilled cornice, flanked by decorative leaded fanlights and recumbent pilasters, surmounted by original leaded fanlight over twelve-panelled timber door with brass furniture. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper, approached by five bull-nosed granite steps, flanked by cast-iron railings topped with arrow-headed finials over granite plinth, enclosing basement area. Metal steps to basement level. Coal-hole cover to pavement. Mews building to rear, concealed behind ashlar limestone elliptical-headed carriage-arch with brick voussoirs to south boundary on Kingram Place, abutted by rubble limestone wall with square-headed door opening, both having replacement timber gates.

Appraisal

Nos. 24-9 were built as a unified group by Clement Codd. Characterised by restrained detailing, vertical massing and well-balanced proportions, the principal elevation is enlivened by the ornamental Ionic doorcase, a common feature of Nos. 24-9, which is complemented by a variety of classically-styled doorcases across the remainder of the terrace. Retaining its original aspect to Fitzwilliam Square, the ornate balconettes, granite steps and decorative cast-iron railings serve to enhance the street setting. Forming part of a largely cohesive terrace, the rusticated stonework across the ground floor of Codd’s terrace, and that to the west by John Vance, highlights a degree of collaboration during the design phase, however the subtle stylistic and material variations between other terraced groups is indicative of the speculative nature of the square’s development. The south side constituted the final phase of construction, c. 1823-8, comprising terraces by three different contractors. Laid out in 1791 by the surveyors J & P Roe, Fitzwilliam Square was the last of the city’s Georgian squares to be completed. Development was staggered and progressed slowly until after the Napoleonic Wars.