Survey Data
Reg No
40823033
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
222415, 421091
Date Recorded
09/06/2014
Date Updated
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Description
Attached mid-terrace two-bay two-storey house with dormer attic level, built c. 1880, having slightly advanced bay to the east end of the front elevation (north) with chamfered corners, and with dormer window to the east end of the front elevation. Single-bay two-storey block to the rear (south) having mono-pitched slate roof. Built as part of terrace of four along with the house adjoining to the east (see 40823033) and buildings adjoining to the west (see 40800202 and 40823032). Pitched natural slate roof with grey clay ware ridge tiles, overhanging eaves on paired and single timber brackets to front elevation (north), smooth rendered chimneystacks to either end (east and west) having terracotta pots, and with cast-iron rainwater goods to front elevation. Dormer opening to the east end of the front elevation (north) having pitched natural slate roofs and with decorative bargeboards; chamfered corners to dormer opening. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over projecting chamfered smooth rendered plinth to front elevation (north); roughcast rendered walls to rear elevation (south). Square-headed window openings to front elevation with smooth rendered reveals, replacement windows, and with painted stone sills; sill guards to ground floor windows Round-headed door opening to the west end of the front elevation having smooth rendered lined reveals, chamfered timber door jambs, cornicing detail to timber lintel, plain overlight, and with replacement timber door with glazed inset. Road-fronted to the west side of the Mall, and to the west of the centre of Ramelton. Rubble stone boundary walls to rear of site (south); terrace of two-storey outbuildings to the rear having rubble stone walls, pitched slate roofs, and square-headed openings with timber fittings.
Appraisal
This attractive house, of late nineteenth-century appearance, retains its early character and form. The advanced bay with chamfered corners and the chamfered corners to the dormer opening help to create an interesting and distinctive composition. Its visual appeal is enhanced by the retention of salient fabric such as the natural slate roof. The loss of the original fabric to the openings detracts somewhat from its integrity but suitable replacements could easily be reinstalled using surviving fabric to other buildings in terrace. Subdued decorative interest is added by the bracketed eaves course and the timber bargeboards to the dormer opening. This building forms part of an attractive and well-maintained terrace of four buildings (see 40823032, 40823034 and 40800202 for other buildings). It forms part of an attractive collection of substantial dwellings along the Mall to the west of the centre of Ramelton, and is an integral element of the built heritage of the town.