Aran House

Semi-detached three-bay two-storey over basement double-pile house, built c. 1860, with a two-storey lean-to return, now in use as offices. Hipped slate roof with cement ridge tiles, rendered stacks on party wall and on spine wall, cast-iron rainwater goods supported on original paired brackets. Roughcast walls on painted rendered plinth course, square-headed window openings with painted rendered surrounds, elliptical-headed doorcase with wide hollow splayed surrounds, segmental-headed over-door light. Sliding sash windows to front elevation, six-over-six on ground floor, three-over-six to upper floor, rear elevation has six-over-six and three-over six sliding sash windows to ground and upper floors respectively, uPVC windows to basement, round-headed window to upper floor of return, six-panelled front door. Set back behind a garden, bounded by cast-iron railings on a limestone plinth and gate with palmette decorated iron work finial, side entrance with slim rendered piers, cobbled path to side. A water pump against the rubble stone garden wall.

A well composed, medium sized town house built as one of a pair representing an elegant assemblage in Bank Place and reflecting the established character of this section of the street. The size and proportions of the houses instill a sense of mid-Victorian stability, civility and prosperity. The elliptical-headed doorcase with wide hollow splayed surrounds is distinctive to the pair.