32, Queen Street

1. 1605 QUEEN STREET (East Side) No 32

TA 0588 4/155 22.12.53.

II* GV

1. Late C18, circa 1800 house of 3 storeys and basement red brick. Bracketed moulded wood cornice to gable end slate roof. 3 window front with entrance in right hand ground floor bay. Recessed sashes, glazing bars intact, those on ground floor with painted stucco architrave surrounds and panelled aprons, flat gauged brick arches. Door of 6 fielded panels, panelled reveal, with semi-circular fanlight, radial glazing with cast lead ornament, all deeply recessed in lobby with intersecting barrel vaulted ceiling and arched opening to front with moulded architrave and imposts. This lobby entrance has good frame of painted stone Ionic engaged columns and entablature with fluted-reeded frieze and moulded dentil cornice, broken backi to sides over plain surround. The entrance is approached by 5 stone steps with wrought iron railings with turned baluster standards, with small urns, returned to area. The basement has a 3 light Yorkshire casement and door of 6 flush panels in centre. The interior retains a number of original features - ground floor front room has plaster panels and dado with oval panel as overmantel, delicate Adam style fireplaces here and in other rooms. Mahogany doors in fine moulded doorcases. Hall archway to stair well supported by fluted Corinthian pilasters with leaf bracket cornice and panelled soffit. Open string staircase the brackets having oval moulding and wreathed swags. Thin square wood bannisters with delicate leaf moulded panels between, continuous moulded swept handrail.

All the listed buildings on the East Side form a group.

Listing NGR: TA0432088840