17, Northampton Street

This is a house, built after 1819, with a later addition of a second floor. It was designed by G.P. Manners. The front and rear are faced with limestone ashlar, with a gabled roof covered by Roman tiles on the front; the rear roof covering is not visible. It has a coped party wall and two ashlar chimney stacks with some early clay pots on the left. A staircase is located to the rear.

The house is three storeys and has a basement, with a two-window front. The first floor has an eight-pane over eight-pane sash window with a plain stone sill and wrought iron balconette on the left, and a similar six-pane over six-pane sash window on the right. The second floor features two six-pane over six-pane sash windows in plain reveals with stone sills and wrought iron window guards. The ground floor has an eight-pane over eight-pane sash window in a plain reveal with a stone sill on the left, and a six-panel door with reeded panels, fielded panels with voided corners, and a plate glass fanlight in a round-headed, plain reveal. A partially exposed eight-pane over eight-pane sash window with a grating in the pavement is located in the basement. There is a moulded cornice above the first floor, a small moulded eaves cornice, and a coped parapet. A lead hopperhead and largely lead downpipe are on the left side. The rear elevation displays glazing bar sashes and substantial remains of Venetian red colouring. The interior has not been inspected.

Northampton Street and its surrounding development began around 1791, based on designs by Thomas Baldwin as trustee of William Pulteney, and continued from 1794 after the principal contractors went bankrupt, with subsequent plans and elevations on leases signed by Thomas Chantry and John Pinch. The development was completed after 1819, with plans and elevations on leases of 12 and 25 signed by G.P. Manners. The lower part of the street was significantly impacted by bomb damage in 1942 and subsequent redevelopment.