69-89, DUKE STREET

This is a group of buildings on Duke Street, dating from the late 15th century onwards, and renovated in the 20th century. Originally including numbers 69 and 71 Duke Street, formerly known as numbers 1 and 3 Pitt Street, and numbers 1 to 4 Wrights Foundry Yard, the buildings are now used as flats.

The buildings comprise two long ranges running parallel to Muspole Street, with later development forming a courtyard. The Muspole Street range is two storeys high, with a jettied first floor. It has eight irregularly spaced first-floor windows. Number 31 has a central, panelled door with a simply moulded surround, flanked by sash windows with glazing bars. Five other sash windows with glazing bars in recessed surrounds are located to the left of number 31. A coved jetty is present. 18th-century mathematical tiles are visible at first floor. A single four-light casement window with a traceried head is positioned behind a 20th-century picture window to the left side. A box cornice tops the range. The roof line interrupts the alignment between number 31 and the adjacent property.

The Duke Street frontage is also two storeys high, with a jettied first floor and six irregularly spaced first-floor windows. A right-hand, off-centre carriage entry has a moulded timber lintol. Three sash windows with glazing bars are at ground floor, along with one small casement. 18th-century mathematical tiles are visible at first floor to the right of the carriage arch, with timber framing to the left. One sash window with glazing bars is located at first floor, alongside a three-light casement above the entry, and two pairs of 20th-century casements to the left side. A box and fascia cornice tops this elevation.

The north range, parallel to Muspole Street and facing the courtyard, is two storeys high with a jettied first floor, except for a small section on the right. This range has five first-floor windows. A late 15th-century ground-floor wall extends into number 2 Wrights Foundry Yard, with remains of brick arches. A central 20th-century partly-glazed door provides access. One small casement and one 20th-century casement are located at ground floor. The timber frame is partly rendered, and four 20th-century casement windows are at first floor. A fascia cornice is also present.

The yard elevation on the left-hand side is two storeys high, with two first-floor windows and 20th-century doors at the extreme left and right, featuring pilasters, an entablature, and a flat hood. Sash windows with glazing bars are throughout, set within rubbed brick segmental arches. The central section is three storeys high, with two second-floor windows. A 20th-century door with pilasters, an entablature, and a flat hood is positioned on the right-hand side. Again, sash windows are throughout, with glazing bars and rubbed brick flat arches. The right-hand side is a single bay with a 20th-century door. A mullion and transome window is at ground floor, and a four-light casement window is at first floor, topped by a fascia cornice.