21-25, ST JOHN STREET

MANCHESTER

SJ8397NW ST JOHN STREET 698-1/30/401 (South side) 25/02/52 Nos.21 TO 25 (Odd) (Formerly Listed as: ST JOHN STREET (South side) Nos.11 TO 25 (Odd))

GV II

Row of 3 town houses, now offices. Late C18; altered. Red brick in Flemish bond with some sandstone dressings, slate roof. Double-depth plan, each house single-fronted, with various back extensions. Three storeys over cellars, 6-bays, with a plinth, 1st-floor sill-band, plain frieze and modillioned cornice, each house 2 bays. The doorways are round-headed, and have set-in doorcases with slender engaged Ionic columns and Greek-key friezes, and semi-circular fanlights; the windows are 4-pane sashes (except those at 2nd floor which are 6-pane sashes with shallow upper leaves), those at 1st floor with shallow panelled aprons and otherwise all with raised sills and flat-arched heads. The roof has large lateral chimney stacks crossing the ridge. Interiors not inspected. Matches Nos.11 to 17 (q.v.), forming west end of terrace which is uniform except for No.19 (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SJ8337897920