Numbers 1-8 And Attached Railings

Terrace of 8 houses, now houses and flats, with attached railings, dating from around 1836. Designed by architect John George Jackson of Leamington. The building is constructed of reddish-brown brick with a painted stucco façade, Welsh slate roof, and cast-iron balconies and railings. The plan is double-depth with side entrances.

The exterior comprises 3 storeys with attics and basements across the main range, with the right section rising to 4 storeys with basements, and a 2-storey addition to the left. The main range steps in three stages. The stucco detailing includes rustication to the ground floor throughout, with first-floor bands surmounted by Tuscan pilasters to the first and second floors at the ends and between each house—those to the right extend the full height. The building features a crowning frieze, cornice, and blocking course.

The first floor has tall 6/9 sash windows throughout with blind boxes to numbers 1, 2, 3 and 8. The left range contains a tripartite window with 6/6 sashes between two 2/2 sashes. All first-floor windows have floating cornices. The second floor has 6/6 sash windows with sills; those to the right have feet. Windows to the first and second floors are set in plain reveals with tooled architraves to all except number 4.

The third floor (to the right) has 3/6 sashes in plain reveals with pilaster strips between each window, with its own stepped frieze, cornice, and blocking course to each unit.

The ground floor features entrances to the right of most houses, except number 8 which has its entrance to the right return. There are 6 and 7 roll-edged steps leading to 3- and 4-panel doors, some part-glazed. Numbers 4, 5, 6 and 7 have margin-lights. All doors have overlights, some with glazing-bars, set in plain reveals with tooled architraves and cornices on brackets.

The ground-floor windows include a canted bay to the left extension with four 4/4 sashes. Numbers 1, 2 and 3 of the main range have canted bays with 6/6 sashes between two 2/2 sashes, embellished with fluted Corinthian columns, frieze and cornice. Numbers 4, 5, 6 and 7 have tripartite windows with 6/6 sashes between 2/2 sashes in rusticated reveals with sills and rusticated flat arches, followed by three 2/2 sashes in rusticated reveals with flat, channelled arches. Number 8 has a 6-panel door with overlight to the return. The basement has 8/8 and 3/6 sashes, otherwise blocked. Tall end stacks with cornices serve each house.

First-floor balconies to numbers 1 and 3 feature double-heart-and-anthemion motif balustrades; number 2 has a circle motif. Numbers 4 to 7 have continuous balconies with Carron Company double-heart-and-anthemion motifs and balcony dividers to each dwelling. Number 8 has a similar balcony.

The subsidiary features include railings to the sides of steps and to the front with gates, all topped with spear-head finials.

The interior was not inspected.

Later additions and alterations include late 20th-century attic dormers.

Jackson was a pupil of P. F. Robinson of London, who designed Clarendon Square.