24, Northampton Street

This is a house, built after 1819 and extended in the 20th century, designed by G.P. Manners. It’s constructed of limestone ashlar to the front and rear, with a double-pile roof and a parapet to the front. The roof features double Roman tiles, both front and rear, and the party wall has a truncated ashlar stack at the front; there is no stack to the rear range. A staircase is located to the rear.

The house is three storeys and has a basement, with a single window front. The first floor features an eight-pane sash window in a plain reveal, with a stone sill and wrought iron balconette. The second floor has both a two-pane and a three-pane sash window in similar reveals with wrought iron window guards. The ground floor has an eight-pane sash window with stone sill and wrought iron balconette to the right, and a six-panel door with reeded and fielded panels, voided corners, a 20th-century fanlight, and a concrete step in a round-headed, plain reveal. A wrought iron footscraper is attached to the right of the door. A smaller eight-pane sash window, partially above ground with a pavement grating, is set into the basement. A moulded cornice sits above the first floor, a lintel at the eaves, and a coped parapet tops the building. The rear elevation, partially visible, features glazing bar sashes with wrought iron balconettes to the half-landing and first floor, and a plastic window on the ground floor. The rear elevation has been painted a rich brown, likely with tinted lime wash.

The interior has not been inspected. Development of Northampton Street began around 1791, designed by Thomas Baldwin as trustee for William Pulteney. Work continued from 1794 following the bankruptcy of the principal contractors, with elevations on leases signed by Thomas Chantry and John Pinch (his first major work). The street was completed after 1819; plans and elevations on leases for numbers 12 and 25 were signed by G.P. Manners. The street suffered bomb damage in 1942, leading to subsequent redevelopment which significantly impacted the lower part of the street.