Seven Ways (Number 1) And Somersby (Number 3)

A pair of semi-detached houses, numbered Seven Ways (Number 1) and Somersby (Number 3), were built in 1896 by Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin. The construction uses rock-faced millstone grit with ashlar dressings and timber framing, topped with a plain tile roof and four tall red brick stacks.

The exterior features a chamfered plinth and an irregular five-window street front. Number 1 has a recessed doorway with a flat-headed Tudor style door and moulded cornice, a stone bench to the right, and mullion windows. A stone canted bay window is at the corner. The jettied first floor has a five-light casement window and a balcony with wooden balusters and a set-back door and overlight. Above, an eight-light oriel window with curved framing is set in a gable. The left return has irregular fenestration and a projecting two-story gabled wing. Number 3 features a recessed doorway with a flat-headed Tudor style door and moulded cornice, flanked by stone mullion windows. A four-light wooden casement window is above to the left, with a balcony and a small set-back gabled dormer with a three-light casement. The right side has a jettied gable with a four-light mullion window and a balcony with wooden balusters and door, above a jettied five-light wooden oriel window and curved framing in a gable. The right return has three irregularly spaced windows. A two-story gabled wing with four-light mullion windows is to the left, while a square window and a four-light mullion window are to the right, mirrored above with a further four-light window in the central gable.

The interior of Number 1 (Seven Ways) largely survives intact. The dining room, featuring a corner fireplace with an original copper canopy (grate removed), has a distinctive pillar shaped to a capital and chamfered and stopped to base, with fitted seats and a bookcase. The polygonal corner is further emphasized by a shallow arched “entrance.” The staircase has pierced splat balusters. The right-hand room retains an inglenook with a painted brick arch, beams, and a "fire window.” Original doors with panels of diagonal boarding and original ironmongery remain, as does a dumbwaiter (though now removed). Somersby is reported to retain its original hall fireplace, stone staircase, some doors and cupboards, and a sitting room inglenook arch. The design reflects the influence of Cheshire Revival studwork, as seen in the work of Barry Parker’s mentor, Faulkner Armitage.