Numbers 51 And 53 And Attached Front Railings

Numbers 51 and 53 are a terrace of two houses, now shops, constructed from 1762, with completion around 1800, and partly rebuilt circa 1950. The design is attributed to Thomas Paty. The building is constructed of limestone ashlar, with party wall stacks and a pantile mansard roof. It follows a double-depth plan and is executed in a late Georgian style. The terrace comprises three storeys and an attic, with a three-window frontage. Number 51 has a rusticated ground floor, featuring a 20th-century plate-glass window and a right-hand doorway with Doric pilasters, triglyphs, and a pediment. This doorway includes a fanlight and a six-panel door, while Number 53 has a 20th-century shop front. The upper floors are characterized by banded pilasters, a plat band, cornice, and parapet, alongside a first-floor sill band. The windows are six over six pane sashes, and there are paired dormers. The interior of the buildings has not been inspected. Subsidiary features include attached cast-iron railings to the front steps. Park Street suffered significant damage from bombing around 1940, and Number 51 is the most complete surviving building of the terrace.