Barlow House — West Street

Detached five-bay three-storey double-pile over basement townhouse, built 1734, on a rectangular plan; five-bay three-storey rear (north) elevation. Adapted to alternative use, 1861. Occupied, 1901; 1911. In alternative use, 1922-97. Sold, 1998. Restored, 2000-3, to accommodate alternative use. Replacement flat roof behind parapet with rendered chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots. Repointed red brick Flemish bond wall to front (south) elevation on dragged cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on rendered base with rusticated cut-limestone quoins to corners supporting ogee-detailed cornice below pilastered parapet having concrete coping; replacement rendered surface finish (remainder). Square-headed central door opening approached by three dragged cut-limestone steps between wrought iron railings, dragged cut-limestone Gibbsian surround centred on double keystone with ogee-detailed pediment on pulvinated frieze framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed central window opening (first floor) with cut-limestone sill on ogee consoles, and cut-limestone lugged surround with ogee-detailed segmental pediment on pulvinated frieze framing replacement nine-over-nine timber sash window without horns. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-limestone sills, and red brick voussoirs framing replacement nine-over-nine timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone sill course, and red brick voussoirs framing replacement nine-over-nine timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (top floor) with cut-limestone sills, and red brick voussoirs framing replacement nine-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining tessellated floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, cantilevered staircase with grouped fluted colonette balusters supporting foliage-detailed carved timber banisters terminating in fluted Corinthian colonette newels, stepped surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled door, and egg-and-dart-detailed modillioned plasterwork cornice to ceiling; service staircase hall (west) retaining staircase with turned timber colonette balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in turned timber colonette newels; reception room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling on decorative plasterwork frieze. Street fronted with wrought iron railings to front.