6 And 7, Dial Place

Nos. 6 and 7 Dial Place are a pair of houses built around 1820. They are constructed from tooled stone of near-ashlar quality, with rendered gables. The roof of No. 6 is covered in purple slate, while No. 7 has blue slates. The buildings are three storeys high and have four symmetrical bays. They feature a chamfered plinth and a central pair of 8-panel doors with patterned overlights in moulded surrounds. To the right of the doors is a 12-pane sash window, and to the left is a shop window with a 12-pane upper sash and a plain lower leaf. The first floor has 12-pane sashes, and the second floor has 9-pane short sashes, all with slightly projecting sills. A bold moulded eaves cornice runs along the top, and the gables are coped with stepped-and-banded end stacks, one of which is rendered. The left side of the building shows a 9-pane sash window on the second floor, while the right side has 12-pane sashes on the lower floors and a 9-pane trompe l'oeil window above. The rear elevation has similar window styles, except for a pair of arched stair windows in the first-floor centre bays, which hold 15-pane sashes with intersecting heads. The building was formerly known as Durham House.