Numbers 29 To 37 And Attached Railings

Numbers 29 to 37 comprise a terrace of five houses (numbers 31, 35, and 37 are now flats), built between 1827 and 1831, designed by the architect John Forbes. The houses are constructed with stucco over brick, featuring concealed roof and party-wall stacks. Attached to the terrace are wrought-iron railings that define the area and boundary to the left.

The terrace is three storeys high with a basement level, presenting fifteen windows on the first floor (three windows per house). The central and end houses project forward. Stucco detailing is prominent, with Doric pilasters marking the ends of the central breakforward and engaged Ionic columns between the windows. A second-floor band runs along the façade. The original windows are 6/6 sashes, with taller windows on the first floor. Ground-floor windows that project forward are set within shallow, elliptically-arched recesses.

The entrances, also within elliptically-arched recesses, feature flights of roll-edged steps leading to four- and six-fielded-panel doors. Upper door panels are raised and fielded, while the lower panels are flush. Number 33 has part-glazed lower panels. Overlights have batwing and circle-pattern glazing bars; some have sidelights. The interior of the houses was not inspected during the listing process.

Subsidiary features include arrowhead-shaped area railings with urn finials on the stanchions, along the steps. Similar arrowhead railings with bars and dogbars and urn finials define the left boundary. Continuous first-floor balconies feature a double lozenge motif. Scrolled boot scrapers are also present. Number 29 has a rear porch with scrolled uprights and an openwork frieze. Some windows have blind boxes.

The terrace was originally built on land sold to a consortium of five men, with construction beginning on May 18, 1827, and completion expected by June 24, 1829, ready for occupation by 1831. Initially known as The Central Carriage Drive, the name Pittville Lawn was later applied to the terraces now comprising numbers 29-37 (odd), 45-53 (odd), and 59-67 (odd). All were built as part of the development overseen for Joseph Pitt between 1825 and 1842, with the overall layout designed by John Forbes.

The listed buildings along Pittville Lawn form a distinguished architectural group.