house

Terraced two-bay single-storey house over basement, built c. 1850. M-profile pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, partly hidden behind brown brick parapet having cut granite coping. Rendered chimneystacks with clay pots. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls. Square-headed window opening having rendered reveals and granite sill, with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window. Elliptical-headed door opening having moulded render surround. Doorcase comprising panelled pilasters, fluted console brackets with acanthus leaf detail, and stepped cornice. Teardrop fanlight and replacement door. Cast-iron bootscrape and replacement coal-hole cover to granite platform. Granite steps flanked by replacement railings. Cast-iron railings to front, having fleur-de-lis finials, set on carved granite plinth wall. Replacement gate.

This house is enhanced by the retention of historic features such as the classically influenced doorcase, well-maintained window and teardrop fanlight. The cast-ironwork adds technical interest and attests to the skill and artisanship in the mass-production of iron in the mid-nineteenth century. Heytesbury Street, named after Baron Heytesbury, Viceroy 1844-6, was first laid out in 1846 and was nearing completion by 1861. The streetscape maintains much of its original character, with well-preserved classically-influenced brick houses, many with Greek revival details, creating a strong sense of rhythm and order.