Description

CHURCH STREET
1. -------------
1559 (East Side)
Nos 37 & 39
(formerly listed as No 39)
SU 3521 3/29 28.8.51.

II* GV

2.
Late C18. 3-storeys. Yellow stock brick. Slight central projection of
3 bays width crowned with pediment. Moulded wood cornice carried in full
over pediment, and across pediment, without cyma. 5 square sash windows
on 2nd floor. 5 windows (outer 4-panes wide) on 1st floor. On ground
floor - 2 windows in central projection. 6-panel door to left hand. Central
projection flanked by a 3-light window on each side with divisions of panelled
pilasters ornamented with roundels in necking, and with delicate dentilled
and moulded cornice. Each window set in segmental arched recess. The door
has moulded frame with dentilled head rail, rectangular fanlight with double
central oval and supporting scrolls, connected by delicate wreaths and
small cast lead flowers, set in panelled reveal with architrave surround.
Portico with columns and end pilasters, moulded frieze, fine dentilled
cornice and broken moulded rectangular pediment with dentil cornice over;
panelled reveals to pediment. The central projection has a wide stone
landing across front with 3 steps the full length down to pavement. A
2-storey connection with a heavy coved cornice, of same brickwork and approximately
the same height to right hand, leads to early C19 house (No 37) with main
front facing entrance to Portersbridge Street, and has moulded string at
1st floor level, coved cornice and blocking course with hipped slate roof.
The front is a symmetrical group with a slight central recess and a slightly
recessed left hand part at corner of Church Street and Portersbridge Street.
One window to left hand and to remainder. 3 windows on 1st floor with
architrave surrounds, pulvinated friezes and small cornices. 2 arched windows
on ground floor flanking central in deep recess with Ionic columns
in antis carrying entablature over. The older building has very good proportion.

Nos 37 & 39 form a group with Nos 5 to 13 (odd) and Rydal House, Horse
Fair.

Listing NGR: SU3516521365

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17539368

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