Survey Data
Reg No
50080609
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
House
Historical Use
Shop/retail outlet
Date
1770 - 1790
Coordinates
314560, 233868
Date Recorded
11/11/2013
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay four-storey house, built c.1780, rebuilt c.1880, having recent shopfront to front (north) elevation. Cruciform pitched slate roof, hipped to front, with rendered chimneystack and clay chimney pots. Rendered parapet having painted masonry coping. Rendered walls, blank timber signboard to first floor. Square-headed window openings with raised render reveals, painted masonry sills and replacement timber casement windows.
Appraisal
Of a similar form and scale to its neighbouring buildings, this building contributes positively to the historic character of the streetscape. Its roof profile is indicative of an early date, although the large window openings suggest later alterations. Thom’s Directory of 1862 lists this as the property of William Stafford, general provisions merchant, suggesting that the building has a long commercial history. Thomas Street developed as one of the main arteries into the city and had many trading places and markets.