Numbers 3-19 and Attached Railings

Numbers 3-19 and attached railings form a terrace of nine houses, built circa 1828-1833, likely by Samuel Edward Nicklin. Some of the properties have been converted into flats. The houses are constructed of pinkish-brown brick in English Garden Wall bond, with stucco facades to all except number 15. They have Welsh slate roofs and cast-iron railings and verandahs with lead and asphalt roofing.

The terrace is double-depth, with side entrances, and features three storeys with basements, and an attic to the rear of number 19. The stepped terrace is recessed between numbers 5 and 15. The first floor windows are tall 6/9 sashes in plain reveals. The second floor windows are a mix of four 6/6 sashes and three 3/6 sashes, also in plain reveals with sills. The ground floor has 4-panelled doors, part-glazed to numbers 3, 5 and 17, with tooled architraves and elliptical overlights featuring decorative glazing bars, all within elliptically-arched surrounds. Number 19 has horizontally rusticated detailing above its entrance. The ground floor windows from left have two 8/8 sashes, with the remaining windows being 6/6 sashes with margin-lights, all in plain reveals with sills. Number 19 has a flat, channelled arch with a keystone, except for number 17 which features a canted bay window with plate-glass sashes. The basement windows are primarily 3/6 sashes with margin-lights, with one 5/10 sash to number 5, and panelled and part-glazed doors. There’s a frieze, cornice, blocking course and copings, except for number 13. Tall end stacks with cornices are present throughout.

The rear of the houses similarly feature a mix of 6/6, 3/9 and 9/12 stairwell sashes. A continuous verandah runs along the first floor of each range, featuring double-rod-and-anthemion motifs to the balustrades and uprights, supported by brackets. Bell-pulls and lion knockers are present at numbers 13, 15, and 17. The interior was not inspected.

The attached railings flanking the steps and across the frontages have stylised fleur-de-lys finials. Binswood Avenue was laid out around 1828 and mostly built by 1834. The terrace forms an architectural group with number 1, nearby.