Numbers 53 And 55 And Attached Railings And Raised Pavement

MALMESBURY

ST9387 BRISTOL STREET 758-1/2/35 (North West side) 01/07/76 Nos.53 AND 55 and attached railings and raised pavement

GV II

Pair of houses. Late C18 with earlier origins. Squared, coursed limestone rubble and dressings, with ashlar gable stacks and stone slate double-pile roof. Double-depth plan with rear services. 2 storeys, basement and attic; 2:1-window range. Quoins, coped gables and flush dressed surrounds to openings, No.53 has a left-hand doorway and 4-panel door, No.55 is symmetrical with a central round-arched doorway, fanlight and 6-panel door; 6/6-pane sashes, with eaves dormers with segmental heads and top-hung casements. Left-hand return has a C20 timber canted bay; C19 and C20 rear extensions. INTERIOR: details of No.53 include a central stair hall with stick balusters and column newels, door through thick rear wall to kitchen extension. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached iron railings, gate and dwarf wall to front raised pavement, which has a left-hand round-arched basement doorway at road level to a similar vaulted passage.

Listing NGR: ST9288687371