Survey Data
Reg No
50930072
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
Office
Date
1810 - 1830
Coordinates
316606, 233141
Date Recorded
09/09/2015
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1820, with two-storey return abutting to rear (west). Now in use as offices. M-profile pitched slate roof, hipped to north on rear pile only, set behind parapet wall with granite coping, cast-iron hopper and downpipe breaking through to south end. Shouldered rendered chimneystacks to south with lipped clay pots. Buff brick walls laid in Flemish bond with cement pointing. Granite plinth course over ruled-and-lined rendered basement wall. Gauged brick square-headed window openings with granite sills, patent reveals and original timber sash windows; three-over-three to third floor with iron sill-guards, six-over-six pane to remainder and replacement one-over-one to basement. Decorative wrought-iron balconettes to first floor, steel grille affixed to basement. Gauged brick round-headed door opening with painted masonry Ionic doorcase comprising square-headed door opening flanked by Ionic columns supporting lintel entablature with original spoked fanlight. Original timber panelled door with eleven raised-and-fielded panels opening onto shared granite platform with original iron boot scraper and granite to street. Platform and basement enclosed by original decorative wrought- and cast-iron railings set on granite plinth wall with steel steps providing access to basement, with replacement timber door below platform. Forming part of a continuous terrace of former townhouses lining west side of Fitzwilliam Street Upper. Modernised or rebuilt rubble stone two-storey mews building to rear, with brick linings, to Pembroke Lane.
Appraisal
A handsome terraced early-nineteenth century former townhouse retaining its original façade composition and much historic external fabric, including timber sliding sash windows and well-executed ironwork. The granite dressings contrast with the mellow brick, adding colour and textural interest, while the fine Ionic doorcase and fanlight forms the decorative focus. It forms part of a long terrace of former residences and contributes significantly to the coherent appearance of the streetscape in the heart of the south Georgian core.