Numbers 85 To 91 (Odd) And Attached Garden Walls And Piers

This is a terrace of four houses located on Ashley Road in Montpelier, built between 1791 and 1795 by William Paty. The houses are constructed from limestone ashlar with brick party wall stacks, and feature slate, pantile, and tile mansard roofs, along with Pennant garden walls. The design reflects a mid-Georgian style, with each house having three storeys and an attic, while the left block is a single storey with an attic. The terrace originally consisted of three-storey houses separated by single-storey blocks.

Architectural details include pilasters leading to a modillion cornice and parapet, with a rusticated ground floor keyed to the windows and a first-floor sill band. The Doric doorcases on the right-hand side of the lower block have open pediments on an entablature adorned with triglyphs and pilasters, along with batswing fanlights and six-panel doors. The windows are plain openings with six-over-six sash designs, some featuring plate glass, and there are two attic dormers for each block.

The garden wall is made of rubble with Bath stone piers. Notably, No. 89 has a four-storey extension added to the left-hand block, which is rendered. The entrance to No. 85 is located in the left return and features a Gibbs surround.

The interior of No. 91 includes a hall with panelled round arches decorated with acanthus, an open-well stair at the right rear with a veneered wreathed rail, a panelled dado, and a semicircular rear window at the half-landing, along with eight-panel shutters. The front garden features attached rubble walls capped with ashlar piers. This terrace was originally planned to consist of thirteen houses, but the builder went bankrupt during the financial crash of 1793. The design is similar to Nos 1-10 Prince's Buildings in Clifton.