Description

NORTHAMPTON STREET
(West side)

No.6 and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTHAMPTON STREET
Nos.4-6 (Consec))
20/10/80

GV II

House. c1799. Leased 25.03.1799, and built probably to designs of John Pinch the Elder.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, ashlar and rubble to rear, render to right side, former party wall with No.7 Northampton Street now demolished. Double pile parapeted mansard roof, Welsh Slate to front, with coped party walls to left and right, to left with truncated Render stacks to right with Render stacks of former No.7 Northampton Street. Staircase to rear.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, three-window range. First floor has three six/six-sashes in plain reveals, second floor has three similar sashes. Ground floor has two similar sashes to left with stone sills, six-panel door to right with beaded and fielded panels with fanlight over in round headed plain reveal, pennant paved crossover flush with pavement. Basement has one six/six and one two/six-sashes in splayed reveals with stone sills, plank door in ashlar infilling under crossover, limestone area steps with wrought iron handrail. Two/two and plate glass sashes in double dormer. Band course over ground floor, sill bands to first floor and second floor, frieze, dentil eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation has six/six-sashes, four/four-sash to second half landing, plate glass sash to single dormer, small single storey ashlar extension.
INTERIOR: Not inspected, but repaired after being in extreme state of dereliction in 1994.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with shaped tops on limestone bases. Attached to railing remains of former No.7 Northampton Street with part of brick rear wall and ashlar-clad brick front wall, wrought iron railings with shaped tops on limestone bases.
HISTORY: Northampton Street was built on the pleasure grounds of No.14 Royal Crescent, the property of Charles Hamilton. Purchased by the Pulteney Estate in 1791, surveyed by Thomas Baldwin, but plans by Thomas Chantry in 1795 and John Pinch in 1799 ¿his first major work- superceded his. By 1800 there were 17 houses in Northampton Street, ad this will be one of them. SOURCES: Country Life: 6 November 1980: Francis Kelly: Apology for an Eyesore: 1687-1692.

Listing NGR: ST7458165567

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q66480500

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