Numbers 1-50 And Attached Railings

Numbers 1-50 and attached railings form a crescent of 34 houses, now used as flats. The crescent was built between 1847 and 1851, and underwent a complete restoration in 1977. It is constructed of stock brick, unusually faced with red brick, and has low-pitched slate roofs hidden behind a stucco cornice with brackets and a parapet. The architecture represents a transition between Regency and simpler Victorian terraced housing. The crescent follows a long, shallow arc. It comprises 22 two-storey units with a semi-basement, and 12 three-storey units with a semi-basement, arranged in groupings of three at each end and a group of six in the centre, with two bays each. Narrow stucco doorcases feature panelled pilasters, a frieze and a cornice supported by moulded brackets. Most of the original doors have been replaced and some are now deeply recessed. Curved, scalloped lead canopies are above the three-light ground-floor windows, which have transoms and cast-iron guards. First and second-floor sash windows have glazing bars, and projecting sills with cast-iron guards in the shape of anthemions to those on the first floor in the central and end sections. Some contemporary plasterwork is said to remain on ceilings inside. Steps leading to the doors have wrought-iron handrails, most of which have been replaced. The overall scale of the design is unusual for the area.