117-141, LIVERPOOL ROAD

This is a row of terraced houses built between 1821 and 1824. The houses are constructed of yellow brick laid in a Flemish bond pattern, with stucco detailing. The roofs are hidden behind parapets. The row comprises three storeys over a basement, with two windows visible in each house. The heads of all the windows and doorways are constructed of gauged yellow brick. Nos. 111-17 and 135-41 are set forward slightly compared to the rest of the row. The basement areas are stuccoed.

There are round-arched entrances with fluted quarter-columns, fanlights, and panelled doors of an original design; the ground-floor windows are also round-arched; steps lead up to these entrances. A stucco sill band defines the first-floor windows, which are flat-arched and recessed under round arches of gauged brick. These arches are linked by a stucco springing band, and the windows are accompanied by balconies with cast-iron railings. The second-floor windows are similarly flat-arched. The parapets have been largely rebuilt.

Several houses have unique features: Nos. 113-15 have decorative glazing within their fanlights, and a stuccoed parapet. Nos. 117-19 have a stuccoed parapet, and No. 119 includes decorative glazing to its fanlight, a band above the second-floor windows, and an additional storey set back behind the parapet. Nos. 125 and 127 were rebuilt from the second floor upwards. Nos. 131-135 exhibit decorative glazing in their fanlights while Nos. 135-137 have stuccoed parapets. No. 141 is wider, consisting of three window bays, and features a round-arched entrance within a three-storey bay set back from the main facade. This entrance has fluted pilasters and a surround of rusticated stucco, with blank upper windows. Many houses have cast-iron railings, decorated with a lozenge pattern, along their steps.