19, 20 AND 21, ST MARY STREET

WEYMOUTH

SY6778NE ST MARY STREET 873-1/23/294 (East side) 14/06/74 Nos.19, 20 AND 21 (Formerly Listed as: ST MARY STREET (East side) Nos.19-23 (Consecutive))

GV II

2 houses at end of row, with shops. Late C18 or early C19. Rendered, slate mansard roofs. The property returns to Bond Street and Maiden Street at a narrow end with quadrant corners. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attic, the main front with 6 windows. 2 flat-roofed dormers above a blind light to the quadrant, a plain sash, blind light, 2 plain sashes, and a blind light at second floor, and 3 bowed oriels with dentil cornices; 2 of these have plain sash, but the third has 4:12:4-pane sashes. The bold C19 shop front is in 3 wide bays with a 4th to the quadrant corner, all to a deep fascia and fluted consoles and pilasters. Across the corner is an ornate scrolled fretwork arch with a central head on pilasters to lion-head consoles; the doors are set well back. The shop front detail continues in 2 bays in simplified detail to Bond Street, under 2 oriels with plain sash, and two 6-pane sashes. The Maiden Street front has a flat-roofed dormer above a central sash flanked by blind openings at each level, and a plain wall beneath the continued shop fascia. There is also a blind light to the first and second floors on the quadrant. Further to the left is a section set back, with high mansard roof and raked dormers to a very large central ridge stack and smaller end stack. A small C20 infill unit to the street. The whole frontages have a second-floor sill band, a moulded cornice, blocking-course and parapet. INTERIOR not inspected. (RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 351).

Listing NGR: SY6798278997