187 AND 189, CAMBRIDGE ROAD

SOUTHPORT

SD3618NW CAMBRIDGE ROAD, Churchtown 664-1/6/267 (North East side) 15/11/72 Nos.187 AND 189

GV II

Pair of houses. Probably late C17 or early C18; enlarged and partly rebuilt in late C18; altered, and repairs to No.189 in 1992. Brick, No.189 rendered and the facades of both painted white; thatched roofs except left wing of No.187 which is slate. L-plan formed by single-depth 3-unit main range (No.189 being the second and third units) plus receding wing to left of No.187, and some additions to rear. EXTERIOR: the main range is single-storey; one plus 3 small-paned 3-light windows (the first a sliding sash and the others casements). Doorway to No.189 between the third and fourth windows, with a board door. 3 small square chimneys: one at each gable and another at the junction. The left wing of No.187: 2 storeys, with a very shallow pitched roof; board door to the right, a small 2-light sliding sash window to the left and a slightly larger casement above; its left return wall, of unpainted brick, has 2 restored 3-light windows at ground floor of the rear bay, sliding sash windows of 3 and 2 lights immediately under the eaves, and a side-wall chimney. Rear gable has small 2-light sliding sash window. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SD3646818600