Nos. 6-10 (Consec) And Attached Railings, Gates And Overthrows

A row of six terrace houses, dating from around 1795, with alterations in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The houses are constructed from limestone ashlar and feature a double-pitched mansard roof with paired raking dormers and moulded stacks built into the coped party walls. Each house is of double depth, spanning three storeys, with attics and basements, and has a three-window facade. The front features moulded coping to the parapet, a cornice, a frieze, sill bands to the upper floors, and a plinth. Originally, the windows were six-pane sashes, but most have been replaced with plate glass; however, houses number 6 retains original sash windows, and number 9 retains thin glazing bars to its six-pane sashes. The front doors, on the left side of each house, are eight-panel doors with overlights, set within a moulded architrave that incorporates narrow pilasters and sweeps down to meet the plinth. House number 6 has plain architrave to its door. Houses 7 to 10 have higher roofs, with a pediment incorporating a dentil cornice above the first-floor window to the left of the door, and the ground-floor window is set within a segmental arched recess. House number 10 also has an early 20th-century rectangular bay with stone mullions to a five-light ground floor window. The interiors were not fully inspected, but the houses are noted to have panelled shutters. Inspection by Bath Council in 1973 revealed an original cantilevered stone staircase in house number 8, while a partial inspection in 1981 showed the same feature, along with Doric newels, in house number 9. The basement areas are fronted by spearhead railings that rise to wide landings fronting the doors, with gates to the basements. House number 8 has a scrolled overthrow that formerly held lamps. An advertisement from September 1794 offered "2 unfinished houses now erecting and shop adjoining situate in Edward Street."