Angelgate Cottages (Terrace)

HARWICH

TM2632NW WELLINGTON ROAD 609-1/2/112 (North East side) Nos.1-16 Angelgate Cottages (terrace)

GV II

16 houses, former coastguard cottages. 1858. Red Flemish-bond brickwork with Gault dressings and large storey-height diaper patterns of black headers. Roofs are of C20 imitation slate with hipped ends. PLAN: U-plan form, 2-storey courtyard group with long NW-SW terrace of 9 units, shorter detached terrace to NE of 3 units and terrace of 4 units to east. EXTERIOR: standard unit has eaves cornice of paired brick dentils, a raised Gault brick band at first-floor level and projecting contemporary porch with lean-to roof, shared by pair of adjoining units. First floors have 2 grouped double-hung sash windows with 2 vertical glazing bars with segmental-arched brick heads and keystones. The ground floors have 2 similar but narrower windows, each with a central vertical glazing bar and stone sills with rectangular corbels. Each porch has semicircular arch-headed door, on each flank and 2 grouped semicircular-headed, cross pattern glazing bar casements with decorative brick aprons and false sills below. All arches have brick keystones and the spandrels rendered. Very large ridgeline stacks, one for each 2 units. No.16 at NE corner is larger unit with similar detail but a pyramidal roofed main block. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: walled yards to rear each with contemporary outhouse.

Listing NGR: TM2613832702