History

Circa 1876, by W D Blessley, architect. Restored 1987-89 by Wigley Fox Partnership.

Exterior

Large Gothic semi-detached pair of houses, now modernised as offices. Three storeys, attics and basement. Snecked Pennant rubble with freestone dressings and weathered stringcourses. Hipped slate roofs, chimney rebuilt in red brick. Four windows wide; paired splayed bays to centre with raised pyramidal roof over attics with windows at 2 levels. Sash glazing set in mullioned windows. First floor has Gothic windows with stone shafts and carved capitals. Segmental-headed entrances in outer ground floor bays up parapetted stairs; corbelled hoods with carved capitals supporting fretted parapets with carved beasts to angles. End elevations have projecting cut down chimney stacks.

Reasons for Listing

Part of a group of well-preserved High Victorian middle-class houses in city centre.
Group value with adjacent listed buildings.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29491965

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Recommended Books

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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)