Number 5 And Attached Railings

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

SP3165NE PORTLAND STREET 1208-1/7/312 (East side) 25/03/70 No.5 and attached railings

GV II

House now flats. c1824 with later alterations. Pinkish-brown brick with painted stucco front facade and cement-tile roof with cast-iron railings and balconies. 3 storeys with basement and attic to gable, 2 first-floor windows. First floor: 6-pane French windows with divided overlights. Second and ground floor have 6/6 sashes with sills; all windows in plain reveals. Entrance to left: 5 roll-edged steps to part-glazed, 4-panel door. Basement has glazed door and 6/6 sash. Attic to gable end has casement window. Two tall right end stacks with cornices. Porch has scroll design to uprights. Individual balconies to first-floor windows have Carron Company double-heart-and-anthemion motif. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: area railings and gate and railings to sides of steps have alternate anthemion and fleur-de-lys finials. HISTORICAL NOTE: Portland Street was laid out c1824-1836. (Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development: Chichester: 1988-: 39).

Listing NGR: SP3156365988