3 And 5, Dyer Street

Two houses, located at Nos. 3 and 5 Dyer Street, Cirencester, were built in the late 18th century on the left-hand side (No. 3) and likely in the early 19th century on the right-hand side (No. 5). They are constructed of limestone ashlar, with Welsh slate hipped roofs and parapets. Each building features ashlar stacks; No. 3 has two stacks on the left side, and No. 5 has one on its right side, all with moulded tops.

No. 3 is a five-bay Palladian villa, with the central three bays projecting slightly and topped with a pediment. It is arranged over three storeys, with a five-window range to each floor. The first floor has five 6/6-pane sash windows set in plain reveals. The second floor features five similar 3/6-pane sash windows. The ground floor has four 6/6-pane sash windows within moulded stone architraves and stone cills. A six-panel door is centrally placed, adorned with a decorative fanlight within a doorcase featuring Doric pilasters and an open pediment. Rusticated quoins define the ground floor’s left and right angles. Additional details include a shallow plinth, band courses above the ground and first floors, cill bands on the first and second floors, a modillion eaves cornice, a pediment, and a blocking course.

No. 5 is a five-bay house with a shallow projecting central bay, encompassing three bays. It is arranged over three storeys, with a seven-window range. The first floor features five 6/6-pane sash windows set in plain reveals, flanked on either side by similar 4/4-pane sash windows. The second floor has five 3/6-pane sash windows with stone cills, flanking similar 2/4-pane sash windows. The ground floor consists of four 6/6-pane sash windows set in plain reveals with stone cills, with a Doric portico of four columns and a two-pilaster respond centrally placed, displaying applied 20th-century lettering “EWBANK HOUSE” on the frieze. A six-panel door is set within a plain reveal, accompanied by small 2/4-pane sash windows on either side. The house also includes a shallow plinth, band courses above the ground and first floors, a cill band to the first floor, a moulded stone eaves cornice, and a coped parapet. No. 3 has a deep plan, plus a rear elevation in coursed squared limestone with 6/6-pane sashes in flat, unmoulded surrounds. No. 5 has a two-storey and attic rear wing with a hipped roof, a shallow bow to the rear elevation of the main range, and 6/6-pane sashes in flat, unmoulded stone surrounds. The interior was not inspected.