15, The Paragon

No. 15, The Paragon is an attached house dating from circa 1814, designed by Stephen Hunter. It is constructed of limestone ashlar, with party wall stacks and a slate roof. The building follows a double-depth plan, extending over three storeys, an attic, and a basement. The front elevation features a three-window range. The projecting ground floor has a cornice and flat roof, while the first floor is banded and incorporates a large, projecting three-light bow window on the left, with a sill band and moulded brackets supporting a cornice with raised panels. A third-floor string and cornice is present, topped by an attic storey with moulded coping. An open porch, projecting to the left, is supported by square piers with banded reveals and panelled above, featuring semicircular arches between the piers and low balustrades blocking the sides. The segmental-arched doorway contains a two-leaf door with raised upper panels and cut-off corners. Four windows are situated to the right, with the central ones being blind. These windows have segmental-arched heads and pilasters, positioned above a full-width segmental basement arch containing four windows with glazing bars. Horned 6/6-pane sashes are on the first floor, the central one blind, with eared surrounds. The second floor and attic have 3/6-pane sashes. The front elevation sits on a massive red rubble revetment. A rear elevation is two storeys high with an attic and double basement, and features a four-window range. A lower basement has a curved end, a parapet with a central balustrade section, and the left return is banded with a curved end and balustrade. The basement contains three windows with pedimented lintels, and a projecting five-window bow on the right end, topped with a glazed dome. Sashes on this rear elevation include 6/6-pane to the first floor, 3/6-pane to the second floor and attic, and two dormers. The interior has not been inspected. The house was added to The Paragon upon its completion by Hunter, and was built to match the floor levels of No. 14. It contributes to the important view of Clifton from the south, across the River Avon.