Cliff End House

Cliff End House dates from the latter part of the 18th century and is a four-story house with an attic. It is constructed of painted brick with a brick dentil cornice and a steeply pitched slate roof. The front has three windows, the outer two being tripartite (divided into three sections), with flush-framed sash windows lacking glazing bars and flat stucco arches over the windows. The east gable end, facing St Nicholas Cliff, is also three stories high with an attic, and features cornice moulding along the gable. This section has a three-window front, with a central arched attic window, recessed sash windows without glazing bars, and flat stucco arches. Decorative flower guards are located on the first floor. The main entrance is in the right-hand bay of the ground floor, consisting of a six-panelled door with a semi-circular fanlight featuring scroll and radial carved patterns in an Ionic motif. The door is set within a doorcase of panelled pilasters, fluted scroll brackets, a broken entablature, and an open pediment. Cliff End House is one of the earliest surviving buildings associated with the late 18th-century development of the Cliff and is part of a significant group of listed buildings along Cliff Bridge Terrace.