Kingston Terrace

Kingston Terrace is a terrace of four houses begun in 1826. The houses are constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with a slate roof; the left-hand house has a hipped roof, and tall brick stacks project forward from or across the ridge between each property. The terrace sits on a gentle slope, and houses number 3 and 4 are stepped down. Each house has three storeys and two first-floor windows, with the left window (above the entrance) being narrower than the right. Stone steps lead to a six-panel door and overlight with radial glazing bars, set within a pilastered doorcase; some doors have been restored. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars, except for the ground floors of numbers 2 and 3 where inserted windows are present; a boarded window is located at the ground floor centre of number 3. Bracketed eaves are present. At the rear, round-arched staircase windows are set within moulded frames, and rear wings have been added. The interior has not been inspected. The four houses represent the initial section of a larger terrace originally planned by a building club. The club’s construction stalled when the treasurer absconded to America with the funds. Gate piers remain as vestiges of an original lodge which stood next to the entrance.