65, 67 AND 69, PARK STREET

A terrace of three houses at 65, 67 and 69 Park Street, Bristol, dating from 1762 and completed around 1800, designed by Thomas Paty. The houses are constructed of limestone ashlar, with party wall stacks and a pantile mansard roof. They follow a double-depth plan and are in a late Georgian style. Each house is three storeys high with an attic, and has a three-window front. Modern shop fronts occupy the ground floor, above which are pilasters rising to a cornice and parapet, and a first-floor sill band. The windows are predominantly 6/6-pane sashes, with plate-glass sashes at No.67. Paired dormers light the attic space. The interior, partially opened out for retail use, includes a rear lateral dogleg winder stair with stick balusters and a ramped, wreathed rail. A semicircular-arched stair light with panelled reveals and soffit is located at the rear, alongside a good cornice to the stairwell. Original features include marble fireplaces and panelled shutters and six-panel doors. The building sustained considerable damage during bombing in around 1940, with partial rebuilding taking place after the war.