Numbers 16-21 (Consecutive) And Attached Railings

Numbers 16-21 Duncan Terrace are a group of terraced houses built between 1828 and 1833, developed by James Rhodes and likely designed by J.W. Griffith. The houses are constructed of yellow brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with stucco dressings and mansard roofs covered in Welsh and artificial slate. They are four storeys high with a basement, and generally have two windows each, except Number 16, which has three. The recessed left-hand bay of number 16 has been largely rebuilt. The basement and ground floors are stuccoed, with the ground floor featuring chamfered rustication. The main entrance is round-arched, with pilaster jambs and an entablature; the fanlight has decorative glazing, except at number 16, which has panelled doors of the original design. The ground-floor windows are flat-arched. A first-floor sill band runs above the ground floor. Upper-floor windows are flat-arched with gauged brick heads. First-floor windows are set within recessed round-arched panels with gauged brick heads and springing bands except in the right-hand bays of number 16. The windows are sash windows with 6/6 glazing bars, except for the left-hand bay of number 16. A moulded stucco cornice sits above the windows, and is followed by a parapet. Dormers are present in the roof, except at number 16, where the two right-hand bays rise to an attic storey with two round-arched windows and a parapet. The area railings feature tassellated spearhead finials, although the majority are now replacements.