14-22, Paradise Square

A terrace of five houses, now offices, built around 1736 and altered in the mid-20th century. They were originally commissioned by Nicholas Broadbent. The buildings are constructed of brick with ashlar and brick dressings, and have slate roofs with five gable and one ridge stack.

The exterior features a plinth, coped gables, and ramped coped parapets. The central block, of five window bays, is flanked by two houses, each of three window bays. The windows have brick flat arches; those to number 22 are rendered. The central block has a first-floor band and a dentilled cornice, with a raised block to the parapet. A French window at the centre of the block has engaged columns, a dentilled open pediment, a French window above and a wrought-iron balcony. To either side of this, two 12-pane sashes are present. Above the central window is a round-headed window with Gothic tracery, flanked by two top-hung casements. A replica central doorcase, made of glass fibre, features Doric columns, cornice, a panelled door and overlight. To either side of the doorcase are two 12-pane sashes. Number 16 has a partly rebuilt front with dentilled brick eaves. It has three 12-pane sashes on the ground floor, with three 9-pane sashes above. The ground floor also has a plain doorway with a panelled door and overlight, flanked to the right by two 12-pane sashes. Number 14 also has a partly rebuilt front, featuring a moulded first-floor band and a larger dentilled cornice. It has three 12-pane sashes and three 9-pane sashes above, with a wooden doorcase featuring an eared architrave and semi-pediment, a half-glazed door and two 12-pane sashes to the left. The right-hand return has a 10-pane glazing bar casement, and below, a two-pane sash in a wooden surround, and a blocked doorway with a three-light window inserted. Number 20 has a painted eaves cornice, with three 12-pane sashes and two 9-pane sashes and a top-hung casement above. It includes a doorcase with engaged columns and a cornice, a panelled door and overlight, and two 12-pane sashes. Number 22 has dentilled brick eaves, three 12-pane sashes, and three 9-pane sashes above. A thin central wooden doorcase has a pediment and a panelled door, flanked by single 12-pane sashes. The interior of the buildings has not been inspected.