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Pair of semi-detached three-bay single-storey houses with half-dormer attics, c.1905. House to left (south-east) extended, c.1970, comprising single-bay two-storey flat-roofed return to rear to south-west. Individually refenestrated, c.1990. Hipped gabled roofs (shared) with slate (hipped gabled section to centre of half-dormer attic). Clay ridge tiles with decorative finials. Red brick chimney stack (shared). Exposed timber eaves. Timber bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roof to return to south-west. Bitumen felt. Roughcast walls. Painted. Red brick (painted) dressings including quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Red brick block-and-start surrounds to ground floor with hood mouldings over. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Round-headed door openings. Red brick block-and-start surrounds with hood mouldings over. Replacement glazed uPVC panelled doors, c.1990. Overlights with moulded pediments over in roughcast panels. Road fronted. Concrete footpath to front.

This pair of houses, built as part of a group of six including more houses to north-west (11802039/KD-05-02-39) and to south-east (11802038/KD-05-02-38), and as part of a larger project that included five houses to Mill Lane and Church Lane (11802023-5/KD-05-02-23 – 5), have been well-maintained and present an early aspect. The houses are of social and historic interest, representing an early housing development in the locality, probably sponsored by the local authority. Of picturesque appearance, the houses are distinguished by the juxtaposition of roughcast with brick dressings, and the unusual profile to the roof. The houses retain many of their original features and materials, although the replacement fenestration does not contribute positively to the original integrity of the design. Fronting directly on to the road, the houses are an attractive feature on the streetscape of Connaught Street.