Description

TF 45 NE
6/68

WAINFLEET ALL SAINTS
BARKHAM STREET
(south side)
Nos.3-12
(consecutive)

G.V.
II

Terrace of 10 houses. 1847, designed by Sydney Smirke, C20. Red
brick with colourwashed stucco dressings. Slate roofs, hipped to
east, with stone coped gable to west and stone coping defining
roof of each house. 7 ridge and single gable stacks. 2 and a
half storeys with basement. 18 bay north front with first floor
sill band and deeply moulded second floor band. Steps lead up to
doorway to left with moulded architrave, reveal and panelled
door. Glazing bar sash with large panes and moulded architrave
to right. 8 doorways beyond, all with moulded architraves,
reveals and panelled doors, alternate with 8 projecting
rectangular bay windows, all with small basement openings and
tripartite glazing bar sashes above with flanking pilasters,
broad entablatures and moulded cornices above. 18 glazing bar
sashes with large panes, above, all with moulded architraves. 18
small glazing bar sashes above, all with cambered heads. East
side with first and second floor bands continued and with
slightly set back curved north-east corner bay. Doorway to left
with moulded architrave, reveal and panelled door. Rectangular
bay window to right with basement window and upper tripartite
glazing bar sash with pilasters, broad entablature and moulded
cornice. Basement tripartite glazing bar sash with segmental
head beyond; with glazing bar sash with large panes and moulded
architrave above. Single similar window beyond in curved bay
with insurance plaque above. 4 similar but smaller sashes above,
with 4 small glazing bar sashes with cambered heads, above.
Built for Bethlem Hospital in the style of similar tenements
built for the same body in Southwark.

Listing NGR: TF4984959058

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26518216

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