Coburg Place And Attached Area Railings

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SX 9163 885-1/17/82

TORQUAY Coburg Place and attached area railings, 5-8 Melville Street and 15, 17, 19 and 21 Rock Road

(Formerly listed as Nos. 5-8 (consecutive) Coburg Place and attached railings)

GV II

Terrace of 4 houses, including area railings. Contemporary with Nos 1-4A and 4B (qv), but slightly differently treated c1850s. Stuccoed and blocked out; gabled slate roofs; stacks with rendered shafts. PLAN: Double-depth plan, each one room wide. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and basement to the front (west). Front elevations staggered. Each house has an asymmetrical 3-window front with deep eaves, an eaves band and sill band to the first floor. 2 round-headed ground floor windows with blind recesses below the sills, glazed with 3 over 2-pane sashes with horizontal glazing bars; round-headed doorway to the right with a plain fanlight. Original doors probably 4-panel (No.6). 3 first-floor segmental-headed windows glazed with 12-pane sashes. Segmental-headed basement windows with chamfered architraves, glazed with 12-pane sashes. Basements reached by steps down from the street; area railings with bold spear finials. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest. Part of a group with Nos. 1-4A and 4B, and Nos. 9 and 10 Coburg Place (qqv).

Listing NGR: SX9167463788