Dowry Parade

Dowry Parade is an attached house built between 1763 and 1764 by Benjamin Probert and Robert Comfort, designed in the style of Thomas Paty. It features red brick with limestone dressings, brick party wall stacks, and a double-depth pantile roof. The house is three storeys high, with an attic and basement, and has a two-window range. The façade is enhanced by rusticated pilaster strips leading to a moulded coping.

The left-hand doorway is notable for its bracketed pediment and a Gibbs surround with a split key and separate angled voussoirs. It includes a rectangular overlight with oval metal glazing bars and a six-panel door. To the right of the entrance, the windows feature five stepped voussoirs and consist of 2/2-pane sashes in flush frames on the ground floor, with 6/6-pane windows above and thick glazing bars on the second floor. A hipped dormer is also present. There are steps leading down to open basement areas, with arched cellars beneath the deep flagged pavement. The rear elevation includes a semicircular-arched stair light. The interior has not been inspected. Various speculative builders were involved in the construction, using designs similar to those of Thomas Paty.