Nos 1, 2 And 3 And Adjoining Boundary Walls

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SO8456SE BARBOURNE TERRACE 620-1/6/35 (North side) 05/04/71 Nos.1, 2 AND 3 and adjoining boundary walls GV II

Terrace of 3 houses, now houses with shop at right-return, and adjoining boundary walls; numbered right to left, described left to right. Early C19, probably in 2 stages of build and with later additions and alterations including c1900 shop front. Red brick with painted stucco dressings, hipped slate roof, brick stack to east end, hip stack and further 2 stacks at party-wall to left houses, all with oversailing detail and pots, some partial rebuilding; wrought-iron balconettes; timber porches with lead roofs and cast-iron spandrel brackets; brick and stone copings to brick boundary wall. 3 storeys and basement, 6 (2:2:2) first-floor windows. Stucco detailing includes cornice and parapet to S. elevation and window sills. 6/9 sashes to first-floor, 6/6 ground-floor, and 3/3 second-floor, all in plain reveals with sills and flat arches of gauged brick. All first-floor windows have decorative bowed balconettes. First- and second-floor windows to left house have external blind-boxes. All three houses have open porches with tented roofs and ornamental spandrel brackets, porch to right-houses (Nos 1 and 2) is shared, panelled privacy screen. Entrances to left, right, and left; 5-panel doors, lower panels flush-beaded, centre and upper panels bolection moulded; radial pattern fanlights; doorcases with plain reveals and sunken panels to pilasters; East (Barbourne Road) elevation: 3 first-floor windows, 3/3 sashes on second-floor otherwise 6/6 except ground-floor left which is a canted bay (4/4:8/8:4/4) with fluted architraves, hipped lead roof with dentilled eaves. Shop to basement (street) level has plate glass window and console brackets with fascia. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: coped wall abuts SE corner and forms eastern and southern boundary; approx. 2.5 metres high; south pierced by 3 pedestrian entrances with segmental arches over; flights of stone steps up to garden and porch level.