Numbers 70-76 (Even) And Attached Front Railings

Numbers 70-76 (even) are a row of four houses with attached front railings, built around 1855 and now including flats at Nos. 72 and 76. The houses are constructed of brindled brick and have a Welsh slate roof. They are three storeys high with basements, each house featuring two bays. Nos. 70 and 72 form a mirrored pair, while No. 74 is similar to No. 70, and No. 76 has distinct features.

Nos. 70 and 72 have four-panelled doors with arched overlights in wooden doorcases that include flattened consoles and cornices. The inner bays feature two-storey-and-cellar canted bay windows set on raised brick panels, with unequally-hung sashes that have 3:6:3 panes and moulded sills. The first-floor sills extend as a band, and there is a modillioned wooden cornice above. The doors are topped with unequally-hung six-pane sashes that have segmentally-arched heads. The second floor has three smaller eight-pane sashes for each house, which have projecting sills and segmental arches, and the windows above the canted bays are closely set with linked sills. The eaves cornice is supported by shaped brackets, and there is a shared central ridge stack.

No. 74 mirrors No. 70 but is separated by a straight joint. No. 76 is similar to No. 72 but features a three-storey bay window and square-headed windows above the door, with an altered first-floor window and a four-pane sash on the second floor. Nos. 74 and 76 share a central ridge stack.

Inside, the houses have four-panelled doors and contemporary staircases with turned balusters and hardwood handrails, along with marble fireplace surrounds. Nos. 70 and 74 are the best preserved, with No. 70's first-floor front room featuring an iron grate marked "RUSSELL AND CO. PATENT," an ornate pelmet with original curtain tracking, and an acanthus ceiling boss. No. 74 has archivolted recesses in the hall. Nos. 72 and 76 have been altered due to subdivision but still retain many original features.

The attached railings are of simple design, featuring twin top rails and spear finials, returning to each doorway. Historical deeds for No. 70 include land conveyances from 1852 and newly-erected premises from 1858.