Varley Terrace

Varley Terrace is a terrace of seven small houses built in 1852 by Henry Rice. The houses are constructed of stucco with a plinth and a mid-floor band, topped with a dry slate roof that features projecting eaves at the front. Brick stacks rise over the cross walls. The terrace has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys tall, with a fourteen-window range.

The original windows include twelve-pane hornless sashes on the first floor and round-headed sashes with fanlight heads set within recessed architraves on the ground floor. All windows are adorned with very fine glazing bars. Each house features an original glazed box porch on its right, which includes panelled corner pilasters, a pair of doors, marginal panes, and a moulded entablature.

Interiors that were inspected retain original staircases, window shutters, and moulded plaster ceilings in the front rooms. This terrace is a remarkably complete example of classical-style architecture, designed by a notable local architect. The fine glazed porches are also characteristic of contemporary terraces found in Falmouth.