18, Melville Street

MELVILLE STREET 1. 1577 (North Side) No 18 SZ 5992 2/258

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1. Circa 1840/50 villa. Three storeys and basement rendered, painted. Pilaster flanking front and sides. Plinth. Low pitch hipped slate roof with bracketed projecting eaves. Three windows, centre ones blind, recessed, sash, only one with glazing bars intact. Shouldered architrave surrounds, moulded sills on block consoles. But the ground floor windows have block cornice and narrow panels between sill consoles. Small basement areas have bowed railings with spear heads. Recessed central door is modern. Splayed reveals and plain surround Porch with freestanding Ionic columns resting on parapets either side of flight of four steps, and Doric pilasters to wall. Entablature has egg and dart band and dentil cornice, blocking course over. Two storey wing of one window set back to East. North garden front: flanking pilasters. Three windows, two in shallow bow to West, ground floor of bow projects in later addition. Most of glazing bars intact. To the East: superimposed wooden bay windows to ground and first floors of three lights each, sash, the first floor one with glazing bars intact, Doric pilasters, frieze and cornice, panelled apron. The ground floor one has plain dividing strips and narrow lights inserted in frieze. The wing on this front has three storeys, one window, some of glazing bars intact, ground floor window gives on to dog leg flight steps with mid C19 cast iron balustrade.

Nos 14 to 20 (consec) form a group.

Listing NGR: SZ5951292572