47-53, Adelaide Street and The Famous Firkin Public House, 2, Adelaide Place

This building is a planned terrace of small houses, including The Famous Firkin Public House, located at 47-53 Adelaide Street and 2 Adelaide Place in Stonehouse, Plymouth. Designed by John Foulston in the mid-19th century, the terrace is constructed of stucco with stucco detailing and features dry slate or asbestos slate roofs behind a stuccoed parapet. Most houses have a moulded cornice, while the end houses have altered pediments and brick end stacks.

Each house has a double-depth plan, with one room at the front and an entrance to one side. They are two storeys high, with each house typically having a two-window range, except for the end houses which have a one-window range. Nos. 52-53 retain original twelve-pane hornless sash windows, while the others have later horned sashes or late 20th-century windows. The ground floor window openings are round-arched within recessed round-arched panels, except for the end houses which feature two-storey panels. The doorways are pilastered with a moulded entablature, and panelled doors where original.

The interior has not been inspected but is likely to contain original features of interest. This terrace is a rare example of a planned group by Foulston, representing a simpler version of his work seen in the Hooe area.