Description

PORTLAND

SY67SE
969-1/1/138
21/09/78

GROVE ROAD, Grove
(East side)
Nos.1 - 12 (Consecutive)
Alma Terrace, with front railings
(Formerly Listed as:
GROVE ROAD
Nos.1-11 (Consecutive)
Alma Terrace)

GV
II

Terrace of houses. 1854. Dressed squared stone, slate roofs. A
long terrace, formerly six large houses for prison wardens,
now in 12 occupations. In two continuous parallel ranges.
There is a straight joint between Nos 8 and 9, and a slight
change in the frontage alignment. Two storeys and basement,
each unit 3-windowed. All good replacement sashes, 16-pane
except 12-pane over central porch, and all with deep stooled
cills. Projecting gabled porch has 12-pane to segmental head
to front, plain return flank left, and part-glazed door,
return right; inside also part glazed door. Porches on
variously 4 to 6 steps, and forming bridge over basement, with
further door below. Plinth, mid string. Flight of steps left
of each porch to basement. Two gable and five intermediate
ridge stacks in stone with cornice and blocking. Back is in
three full storeys with deep-set 16-pane sashes and small
service windows, all to deep cills; central door to 4-pane
overlight each unit, and broad projecting eaves stacks to
stepped cappings. Mid string carried round from front.
Interior retains stone tight-well open-string staircases with
stick balusters to hardwood wreathed handrail, Doric newel to
foot; original or replacement panelled doors. Subsidiary
features: across the front of each unit on a dwarf wall are
railings with fleur-de-lis heads, and a short return run to
steps to porch; the railings return to frontage at the
right-hand end of the terrace. The terrace formerly continued
with a further six units, now demolished; this section
replaced by set of facsimile railings in nine bays, important
to the continuity of the street. A good terrace which has been
restored with great sensitivity.

Listing NGR: SY6999972494

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498653

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