61 And 62, Clyde Terrace

This is a pair of houses located on the south side of Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor, and likely dating to around 1904. They were probably designed by E.D. Kenmir, a local builder and cabinet maker, with one house intended for his own use. The houses are constructed of stretcher bond Accrington brick with terracotta dressings and terracotta and cast-iron balustrades.

The architectural style is notable for its detailing. The central steps are wide and stone-paved, flanked by balustrades that terminate in panelled piers. A lower central pier supports a wide urn adorned with floral decoration. Above the steps, three tapered piers feature fluted bases and leafy capitals, supporting a cornice hood. The paired, half-glazed double doors are set within terracotta cases featuring spiral piers and wide capitals, topped by entablatures with swag decoration and segmental pediments. This detailing is repeated in the windows above the doors. Recessed windows flanking the doors are framed by eight-foil terracotta. The corner bay windows are full-height and half-octagonal, with fluted pilasters and panelled fascias below the ground-floor cornice. A continuous terracotta frieze and cornice, incorporating paterae and egg-and-dart mouldings, runs along the eaves. The flat roof is lined with a terracotta balustrade, with a wide central panel and end piers, except over the corner windows. The right corner window has an elaborate iron balustrade, while the left corner’s balustrade is missing. Elaborate cornices top the Tudor-style brick chimneys.

The interior retains much of its original Art Nouveau etched glass, though some twentieth-century glazing has been introduced to the left window of No. 61. The right return of No. 62 mirrors the detailing of the projecting square bay and window above, including balustrades.

Historically, E.D. Kenmir established a local cabinet-making factory. In 1910, Lloyd George took tea in No. 62 during a visit to the Welsh chapel at Spennymoor.