10 Circular Road

10 Circular Road is a grade B2 listed building consisting of a house and outbuildings.

Built in 1832, this semi-detached house of ashlar sandstone was erected by the Drapers Company to improve the appearance of the village and provide better-class dwellings. Designed by William John Booth and built by D Magee for £775, construction began in 1830 and was completed in 1832. Together with its neighbouring properties and another similar pair north of the Second Presbyterian Church, it represents a fine early example of village planning. Though severe in design, the houses are impressive and demonstrate classical architectural overtones.

The building is a three-bay, two-and-a-half-storey semi-detached structure with a back return. The elevation to Circular Road faces west and features a flat-roofed ashlar sandstone side porch. Three steps ascend to the framed and panelled front door with glazed upper panel. The porch has flanking walls with two four-pane windows; the rear wall abuts a small back return, also of ashlar sandstone with a lean-to roof and a single small chimney stack. Above the porch is a larger four-pane fixed window, with a semi-circular headed five-pane window in the pediment above. The lower member of the pedimented gable has been lost and replaced with plaster. The front elevation has two tall vertical eight-pane windows at ground floor, with two four-pane squarish windows directly above at first floor. The roof is of natural slates with a central shared chimney stack in sandstone. A flat soffit extruded ogee gutter with single downpipe runs along the wall. The small back return, probably original, is plastered on its east and south sides.

The house is set well back from Circular Road with a short avenue approach and observes the fixed building line. Recent gates and piers stand at the entrance. A well-maintained range of outbuildings, constructed in random rubble and painted white, stands on the property. An access lane to the rear serves all properties in the group.

The building has been little altered over the years except for replacement windows on the front façade. It is located within a conservation area.