Newton Terrace

Newton Terrace is a terrace of four houses, built in 1839 and subsequently altered. The terrace is constructed of Flemish-bond brickwork, with a Welsh slate roof. It has an 11-window front, with one blind window in the centre, and a full-height segmental bay window projecting from the left side of number 259. Numbers 253, 255, and 257 each have a doorway to one side and paired windows to the principal room. Number 259 has a central entrance with a projecting wing to the left and a single window to the right of the doorway. Numbers 253 and 257 have doors set within pediments, while numbers 257 and 259 have recessed doorways within shallow segmental arches, framed by fluted Doric and Ionic columns respectively, each with a fanlight, one of which has ornate tracery. The windows are mostly 2-pane sashes, with some earlier 12-pane sashes remaining on the first floor to the right. All windows have stuccoed flat-arched heads with channelled detailing. A moulded stone eaves cornice runs along the top of the terrace. Number 253 has a projecting square bay in its gable return, featuring a full-height bow window with French doors and margin lights on the ground floor, and 12-pane sashes above. The bow-fronted wing of number 259 has 12-pane sash windows with splayed, flat-arched brick heads and fretted wood hoods. A later wing extends to the rear. End wall stacks are visible. The group value of the terrace lies in its architectural coherence and contribution to the character of the area.