No. 1 (Merrydale Rest Home), No. 2 (Banks House) And Nos. 3 To 12 Bank Terrace

A terrace of twelve houses built around 1840, situated in Hurworth Place, Hurworth, and known as No. 1 (Merrydale Rest Home), No. 2 (Banks House), and Nos. 3 to 12 Bank Terrace. The houses are constructed of brick in an English garden wall bond, with four bricks long and one brick wide, except for No. 10, which is rendered. Stone dressings are painted, and the roofs are covered with Welsh slate, featuring cream brick chimney stacks. The terrace forms an "L" shape: the south arm contains Nos. 1 to 5 and the east arm contains Nos. 6 to 12.

The architecture is Classical in style and the houses are two storeys high with basements. Each house has two or three bays, with No. 10 having four bays. The basement is projecting and has a decorative band around the top. A sill band runs along the first floor, and the eaves have a band with cream brick dentils. The basement windows are 9-pane sashes. There are five to seven stone steps, with cast-iron railings, leading to four-panel doors with overlights in wooden doorcases. The first-floor windows are four-pane sashes with wedge lintels and projecting sills. Some railings, doors and windows have been replaced over time. A stone plaque on No. 6 is inscribed "BANKS TERRACE." The terrace has separate roofs with stone-coped gable ends, along with transverse end and ridge stacks. Projecting stair wings are located at the rear of each house. Some original cast-iron area railings remain. A late 20th century house on the west return of No. 1 is not considered to be of architectural significance.