1-7, Bedford Row

A terrace of seven early 19th-century houses stands on the south side of Bedford Row in Barnstaple. The houses are constructed with rendered walls, likely of brick, and originally had pantiled roofs. Number 6 now has plain tiles (possibly concrete), and number 7 has asbestos slates. The building has old red brick chimneys on the ridge, with decorative pots on the chimney between numbers 2 and 3 and a wholly rendered chimney between numbers 5 and 6. The chimney between numbers 3 and 4 has been rebuilt. The houses follow a double-depth plan, with number 5 featuring a single room width and two storeys, with a stair compartment to the right of the rear room.

Numbers 3 to 7 have a uniform two-window range to the front, with blind second-story windows masking the party walls. A round-arched doorway is situated to the right, with a left-hand doorway at number 3. Numbers 4 to 7 have original six-panelled doors, with a brass knocker at number 4, all with fanlights featuring a single vertical glazing bar.

The windows were originally sash windows with glazing bars, although number 4 now has late 20th-century metal windows. Generally, the ground-storey sashes are six-paned, but numbers 5 and 6 have eight-paned sashes, and at number 7, only the upper ground-storey sash retains its glazing bars, divided into margin panes. Numbers 1 and 2 are slightly different, with a narrower window arrangement, possibly dating from an earlier phase. Number 1 has a 20th-century door to the left, alongside a small canted bay window with a slated pent roof. This bay window incorporates a large pane, potentially designed to open, replacing the original upper four panes. The upper storey has six-paned sash windows in recessed box frames, with a replica window replacing the original on the right-hand side.

Number 2 has a square-headed doorway without a fanlight to the left, with an old four-panelled door and cast-iron knocker. A larger canted bay window mirrors the features of the first, with small panes and hinges for external shutters. The transom light replaces the original four upper panes. Number 2 features an asbestos slate pent roof and a single window to the upper storey with a six-pane sashed window in a recessed box frame.

The interior of number 5 has been altered, except for the geometrical wooden staircase leading to the garret, with thin square balusters and moulded stair ends. The handrail is voluted at the foot of the stairs. The terrace is notable due to its location within one of the few surviving back courts in Barnstaple. A low stone rubble boundary wall runs opposite the houses, although this is not part of the listed structure. To the east, toward Boutport Street, this wall remains of cob construction.