63-65, MOUNT EPHRAIM

A terrace of three large houses dating to approximately 1800. They are not entirely uniform or symmetrically arranged. The houses are two storeys plus a semi-basement, built of painted brick, and have 13 windows in total. Each house features a prominent curved bay window of three windows each. A stringcourse runs above the first floor, and an eaves cornice is present. The bay windows have rounded hip roofs that ascend to a conical point. The original glazing bars are missing. All three houses have a porch accessed by four steps; number 63 has fluted columns, while the others have plain columns. All porches are topped with semi-circular fanlights, with those of numbers 64 and 65 being particularly large. The doors have been altered and glazed. The terrace, formerly known as Wellington Place, was once home to the first Duchess of Wellington (then Lady Wellesley) during the early part of the Peninsular War. She resided at one of the houses, referred to as 'Douro House', and was serenaded by local residents following the Battle of Talavera in 1809. Numbers 63 to 65, together with the pavement in front, form a significant group.