St Kilda And Forecourt Railings

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL5338 HIGH STREET 669-1/1/216 (East side) 01/11/72 No.74 St Kilda and forecourt railings (Formerly Listed as: HIGH STREET No.74)

GV II

House. C18 and early C19. Timber-framed and ashlar rendered but with painted and rendered brick front. Roof is gabled and of slate with projecting stacks on centre line of each gable, 2 storeys attics and cellar. Front, has 2 flat roofed small plain dormers. First floor has five 12-paned double hung sash windows with shaped external valances. On ground floor are 2 canted parapeted bay windows with stucco cornices and double-hung sash windows with central vertical glazing bars. Central pedimented Tuscan doorcase with half columns enclosing banded pilasters and wall with ashlaring. Double keystone over semicircular arched door opening. Door is of 4 raised and fielded panels, fanlight with fan pattern glazing bars in upper part. Flight of 8 stone steps with early C19 wrought-iron handrail and cross pattern supports, now linked to curved mid C19 cast-iron spear topped railings enclosing raised planting beds. 2 bootscrapers to flanks of steps. The N flank elevation reveals flank of rear wing, all ashlar rendered with full flank stack with some blue headers. Double-hung sash window on first floor with 30 small panes, over 2-light casement. Rear elevation has projecting gabled stair tower and 2-storey extension with lean-to roof and projecting upper floor. Rear wing, to N has hipped slate roof and small-pane double-hung sash on first floor. Fireplace with fluted frieze in S ground floor room. Rear wing has, on first floor, remarkable small room, (garden room?) of mid C18 painted panelling with full height fluted Doric pilasters enriched frieze and eared over-mantel panel. On the E wall, projecting wing walls enclose a window seat with 12 pane double-hung sash with thick glazing bars and folding shutters in the flanks.

Listing NGR: TL5378638256