Numbers 2 And 3 Clayton Court

Numbers 2 and 3 Clayton Court are a pair of town houses dating to approximately 1760, which were altered and likely divided in 1834, with further alterations made in the late 20th century. They are constructed of stone-dressed Flemish bond brick, rendered to the street façade, with a grey slate roof running parallel to the front.

The houses have a cellar and three storeys, with a four-window front. Number 2, on the left, has three repaired stone steps leading to a panelled door with a replaced part-glazed six-panel upper section within a recessed porch. The windows are replaced 12-pane recessed horns sashes. Number 3 has three stone steps leading to a door consisting of two short panels, a pair of longer panels, and two short panels, within a panelled case with an architrave; it is flanked by a slightly recessed tripartite sash with four, twelve, and four panes respectively. A sill band runs along the second storey, above which are a replaced 12-pane recessed horned sash, a blocked sash, and two replaced 12-pane recessed sashes. The third storey mirrors the fenestration of the second. A lead rainwater pipe and head is present, along with a band and cornice to the parapet. The west gable end has been largely recased in brick. The south-facing, formerly garden, front displays three former coach houses, now garages, with boarded doors, segmental arches, and keystones, forming a projecting basement. The level above the basement has a replaced small-pane glazed door leading to a balcony, a panelled case with replaced architrave and consoles, and a replaced tripartite sash window with four, twelve, and four panes, a wedge lintel, and a keystone to each side. The second main storey has a floor band, with a central 12-pane sash and two tripartite sashes of four, twelve, and four panes, each with a wedge lintel and keystone. The third storey has a similar floor band and window arrangement. Rusticated quoins are visible, along with a moulded cornice of painted stone, a brick parapet, and moulded coping.

The interior of Number 3 includes a cellar with likely stone-cut lower walls, stone steps, and a brick barrel-vault. The hall features a patterned tile floor, HL hinges on the front door, and a round arch on fluted pilasters at the rear. The front room on the west side likely has surfaces covered, while the rear room has panelled dado, a fire surround with a panelled overmantel, and a ceiling cornice. The open-well staircase has a turned newel, closed string, and three slender column-on-vase balusters per step, two of which are missing. The second storey has panelled embrasures with benches and panelled pilasters to an arch at the rear. The front room features a cornice, and the large rear room has a panelled basket-arch entrance alcove and a similar arched alcove further back, both with cornices. The staircase continues to the third storey, which includes a Georgian fireplace in the front room, although the rear room has been altered. A simpler staircase leads to the attic. Number 2 was not inspected. Number 1 Clayton Court, dating from 1834, has been significantly altered and is not included in this listing.