8 Clarence Avenue, Londonderry

Late-Victorian mid-terrace two-bay three-storey brick, Arts and Crafts style townhouse, built 1900 to designs by R. E. Buchanan. Rectangular on plan with projecting rear return built at half-landing level. Principal elevation faces South onto Clarence Avenue, set behind low red-brick wall. Part of a terraced row of eleven similar houses of this type, lining the north side of Clarence Avenue. Principle (S) elevation is of Flemish brick bond; two bays wide with a two-storey canted bay to right surmounted by a rectangular gabled bay to the second floor that is cantilevered on large timber brackets with carved timber corbels to either side. Diagonal half-timber panelling to gable with plain wide painted timber fascia board. All openings are square-headed, including the entrance doorway, five steps up, with moulded cornice supported on console brackets on moulded pilasters to either side of a pair of panel-fielded timber half-leaf doors with plain fanlight above. All windows are timber casements with stained glass upper lights to canted bay on ground and first floor and the same type of window above door opening at first floor level. 8/1 timber sliding sash windows to second floor level. Painted rendered band to ground and first floor window heads, painted sill course to first and second floor windows. East and West sides are abutted by adjoining buildings No. 6 & 10 Clarence Avenue (HB01/22/006C & HB01/22/006E). Nouth elevation is of three-storeys with two-storey rear return built at half-landing level with a small red-brick chimney rising from the gable end of rear return; smooth render, painted. Rear yard has been infilled with modern rear extension with lean-to artificial slated roof having polycarbonate domed skylight; cement rendered finish to walls. The fenestration pattern is irregular, 2/2 timber sliding sash windows to rear elevation upper floors, timber casements to rear return and uPVC casement and double doors to modern extension. Pitched natural slate roof with terracotta clay ridge tiles to the main roof and rear return. Large red-brick chimney stack with dog-toothed corbel rising from the East side, centred on ridge with clay pots. Cast-iron guttering and circular downpipes to the front elevation, uPVC to rear. Materials: Roof Natural Slate RWG Cast Iron (S) uPVC (N) Walling Brick (S) / wet-dash render, painted (N) Windows Timber Casement and timber sliding sash Setting: Built as one of a terrace of eleven similar houses lining the north side of Clarence Avenue on a steep gradient, within the Magee Conservation Area, set back from the pavement with a small front garden. Rear yard bound by modern concrete block walling with precast concrete coping, with metal sheeted gate within square-headed opening, backing on to shared alley with the University campus beyond.