8 And 9, Binford Place

BRIDGWATER

ST3037 BINFORD PLACE 736-1/6/4 (West side) 24/03/50 Nos.8 AND 9

GV II

Two houses. Late C18/early C19. Flemish bond brick with stone coping, painted stone cornice, platband and cills; hipped plain tile roof and brick stacks to the party wall. Double-depth plan. 3 storeys; symmetrically composed front has 3-window range to each house. All windows are sashes under flat gauged brick arches; 3/6 panes to the second floor, full-height 6/9 panes with balconettes to the first floor and 6/6 panes to the ground floor, some with crown glass. The segmental-shaped balconettes have lead ornament to the vertical railings and a platband at cill level. The recessed 6-panel doors to the outer sides have raised-and-fielded panels upper panels and beaded panels to the base; (No.9 is glazed to the top), below an ornamental semicircular fanlight. The open pediments of the doorcases rest on Tuscan-style pilasters, the reveals and soffits are panelled. No.8 to left has cast-iron lion-mask knocker, the doorcase has been restored, and window arches painted. Doorcase of No.9 has a dentilled frieze to the pediment and to the cornices of the pilasters. INTERIOR: No.8 has an open-well, open-string staircase to the rear right with stick balusters, fretted ends and wreathed mahogany handrail. The cornice to the top of the stair well is moulded to top and bottom with a straight chamfered centre on which are small finely-moulded Greek urns and laurel wreaths; moulded architraves; most doors are 6-panel, those to the lower floors with added moulding. No.9 not inspected.

Listing NGR: ST3004337034