Buckley House

End-of-terrace four-bay two-storey house, c.1775, on a corner site. Extensively renovated, c.1975, with ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks (shared to left (south-west)). Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1995, on rendered eaves course retaining early cast-iron hopper and downpipe. Roughcast walls. Painted. Replacement render, c.1980, to ground floor. Painted. Square-headed window openings to first floor. Rendered sills. Replacement aluminium casement windows, c.1975. Openings remodelled, c.1975, to ground floor with fixed-pane timber display windows in advanced chamfered concrete surrounds and timber panelled double doors having timber fascia over with concrete canopy. Road fronted on a corner site. Concrete flagged footpath to front.

This house, which probably dates to the planning of Main Street, has been renovated to ground floor in the late twentieth century leading to the loss of much of the original form to that portion. The first floor, however, retains most of its early character, although with inappropriate replacement fenestration – the re-instatement of traditional-style timber fenestration might restore a more accurate representation of the original appearance of the house. The remodelled openings to ground floor are not a subtle feature of the composition, although the resulting shopfront is representative of commercial design of the time and is based on a symmetrical plan that complements the arrangement of openings to the first floor. The house is, at present, of importance for its age and contribution to the streetscape of Main Street, continuing the established streetline of the planned street, while contributing to the regular roofline of the terrace.