Numbers 163 And 164 And 165 And Attached Railings

Numbers 163, 164 and 165 Marine Parade are a group of terraced houses dating to around 1840. They have been subdivided into flats. The houses are constructed of stucco, with slate roofs on numbers 163 and 164; the roof of number 165 is obscured by a parapet.

Architecturally, the three houses were originally conceived as a single composition, with a projecting central three-window range that extends beyond the flanking bays, culminating in a pediment. Quoin strips define the bay divisions, party walls and corner. The ground floor is treated as a rusticated base. A first-floor balcony runs the length of the block and incorporates cast-iron railings; brackets are missing from number 163, which is the most significantly altered of the three. Each first-floor French door is topped with a small pediment supported by console brackets. Horizontal bands are employed between the first and second floors and between the second floor and the attic, topped by a continuous entablature. All windows are flat-arched, with projecting sills. The attic windows are each topped with a projecting cornice. Steps lead to an altered entrance at the left party wall of number 163, and a single-storey canted bay was added in the late 19th or early 20th century. Number 165 has an entrance on a return, set within a section of wall that is otherwise treated as banded rustication. Rectangular panels are positioned on either side of the entrance. Quoin strips are present at the rear and above the first floor. Storey bands emphasize each floor. The first-floor French doors mirror those on the main elevation, with the cornice of the corner window slightly wider than the window lintel. A first-floor window in the fourth bay of number 165 is tripartite, with an associated cornice and plaque. The only original windows of the original design (4 x 8 panes) are located in the basement, beneath the canted bay. Chimney stacks are visible to the rear and along party walls.

The interior of the houses has not been inspected.

Original railings are present to the stairs and along the continuous area.