2-8, Colleton Hill

A terrace of seven houses at 2-8 Colleton Hill was built around the 1830s and 1840s. The houses are constructed with a mass wall, and are finished with painted stucco. Nos. 2 and 6 have red ridge tiles, while the chimney shafts are red brick with bands, topped with old, round and tapering chimney pots, and cast iron rainwater goods.

The terrace occupies a prominent position on a steep hill rising from the Quay. The houses are one room wide and double in depth, with some service blocks to the rear. Rooms are heated by axial chimney stacks.

Nos. 2 is three storeys high, while the others are two storeys with basements. A boxed eaves cornice runs along the tops of the houses. Each house has an asymmetrical but regular two-window front, with front doors to the left, except for No. 8, which is entered from Colleton Grove on its left return. Basement windows have iron grilles. Some doorcases feature panelled reveals, with six-panel doors, glazed top panels at Nos. 3, 4 and a rectangular overlight at No. 6, which has three vertical glazing bars. Blind windows are present at the first floor to the left of Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6. Most windows are 12-pane hornless sash windows. A 20th century flat-roofed dormer window with small panes is present at No. 8. The left return of No. 8 features a central door, a two-light small-pane casement window at first floor, and a 3/6 pane hornless sash window at attic level.

The interior has not been inspected.

These are a good example of modest early 19th century houses, prominently situated on a steep hill rising from the Quay.