
What is recorded here
Semi-detached three-bay two-storey with attic accommodation house, built c. 1870, having porch, extension and gabled end bay to front (west) elevation, gabled end bay with bay window to south. Extension to north elevation. Pitched slate roof having roof lights, ornate timber bargeboards, finials and rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls with render plinth course. Square-headed openings having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Render label moulding to attic level window, front and south elevations, stepped label moulding to first floor window and continuous sill course to first floor windows. Pointed arch opening to porch having render hood moulding, overlight and timber panelled double-leaf doors.
Built as a pair, this house is one of a number of similar, substantial buildings built on the High Road in the late nineteenth century. It is characterised by features of the Victorian period including an irregular plan, varied roofline and decorative render and timber details. It is distinguished by the quality of these ornate details, which give rise to a coherent decorative design.
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