Survey Data
Reg No
14802044
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Garage
In Use As
Shop/retail outlet
Date
1920 - 1960
Coordinates
225740, 232609
Date Recorded
24/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached single-bay two-storey gable-fronted former garage, built c.1940, with two-bay side elevation, extension to rear and modern shopfront. Now a hairdressers. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched tiled roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roof hidden by stepped and curvilinear parapet. Smooth and pebbledash rendered walls with moulded string course, cornice to parapet and channeled quoins. Timber casement window to front with moulded render surround. Modern timber shopfront to ground floor.
Appraisal
This small structure, originally a garage, forms an interesting addition to the streetscape of Clara. Its unusual design, reflecting the prevalent template of such structures with its striking parapet, stands out amongst a streetscape of more conventional designs. Its conversion to use as a hairdressers, while extending its life, has allowed the building to retain much of its original form and character, while the simple shopfront does not detract from the primary design.