72 and 74, Cricklade Street

Two houses, dating from the early 18th century with alterations in the later 18th century. The front is rendered with stucco, and the roof is covered with concrete tiles. A shared stack is built from reconstituted stone at the rear. The houses are two storeys with an attic and a cellar, and have a three-window front. The first floor has three 2-light iron windows, likely dating from the 18th or early 19th century, with leaded lights – casements on the centre and right (Nos. 72 and 74), and a fixed window on the left (No.74). These windows are set within moulded architraves, featuring splayed reveals and sloping timber sills. The ground floor also has two similar 2-light casements. The doors are 20th-century replacements, with a half-glazed design with a single-pane overlight to the right (No.72), and a six-panel door with the upper two panels glazed and a two-pane overlight to the left (No.74). There are two hipped dormers, each with a 2-light leaded casement. The two cellar openings have cast iron panels with 5 x 3-pane glazing, with louvres in the top five panes. A plinth with a moulded top is present, and there is a coved eaves cornice. Gabled wings extend to the rear, each featuring a 2-light leaded window in the gable. The rear wing of No.74 has two 6/6-pane sashes in flat, unmoulded surrounds to the first floor, and one similar window in a plain reveal to the ground floor. The rear wing of No.72 has a 6/6-pane sash in a plain reveal with a segmental-headed arched lintel. The interiors were not inspected. The group value of the buildings lies in their contribution to the character of Cricklade Street.