Numbers 27 And 29 And Attached Front Area Railings And Gates

GLOUCESTER

SO8218SE COMMERCIAL ROAD 844-1/11/98 (South side) 12/03/73 Nos.27 AND 29 and attached front area railings and gates

GV II

Offices. 1848, for merchants operating in the Gloucester Docks. Brick, front faced in ashlar, hipped slate roof, central brick stack. Double-depth block and mirror image pair of buildings. EXTERIOR: two storeys and basement. The front of each building of three bays and a fourth slightly recessed bay at each end, overall 1+3+3+1. The face of the basement wall slightly offset, a first-floor sill band and a crowning entablature with blocking course; on the ground floor in the bay at either end of the central six bays, a large doorway, approached by a flight of stone steps to the threshold, with moulded architrave and a floating cornice on flanking console brackets, and rectangular fanlight with margin glazing and two leaf panelled door. On the ground and first floors in all other bays sashes with glazing bars (3x4 panes) in openings with projecting stone sills. At rear altered sashes to basement and on upper floors a tall sash to the stair well of each building and flanking sashes, all with glazing bars. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: wrought-iron railing to front area, with 3 wrought-iron gates.

Listing NGR: SO8289918379