Description

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SD5329SE CROSS STREET 941-1/11/90 (South side) 27/09/79 Nos.12-15 (Consecutive) (Formerly Listed as: CROSS STREET Nos.11 TO 15)

GV II

Row of 4 town houses, now all offices. Early to mid 1840s; altered. Red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roof. Double-depth plan, each house single-fronted and with a back extension, and Nos.13 and 14 built as a halls-adjoining pair. Two storeys over cellars, each house 2 bays; 1st floor sill-band, shallow frieze and moulded cornice (continuous with No.11 to left, and stepped down slightly at No.15). The centre pair (Nos.13 and 14) have coupled doorways with 3 Tuscan semi-columns, a plain frieze and moulded cornice, deep jambs with imposts, and recessed panelled doors with rectangular overlights, and Nos.12 and 15 have matching doorways at the left and right-hand ends respectively; in addition No.14 has a small lobby doorway to the right with a rectangular lintel, No.15 has a lobby doorway adjoining this with raised convex surround, and Nos.12 and 13 have a similar doorway between them. Nos.12 and 15 have cellar windows with wedge lintels, protected by gratings, and altered square windows at ground floor, Nos.13 and 14 have windows with raised sills and wedge lintels, sashed window without glazing bars at No.13 but altered at No.14; at 1st floor Nos.13 to 15 have sashes without glazing bars, and No.12 has top-hung casements, all these windows with wedge lintels. Coupled ridge chimney stacks.

Listing NGR: SD5395129096

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