Description

PORTSMOUTH

SZ6498 CLIFTON TERRACE, Southsea
774-1/15/339 Nos.1-6 (Consecutive)
25/09/72

II

6 terraced houses. c1856. Probably by Gauntlett. Stuccoed. Low
pitched Welsh slate roof, brick stack to right of Nos 2, 3, 4
and 5, rendered stack to right of No.1.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and basement, attic to Nos 1, 2 and 6, 11
bays (1 and 10 wide). Outer bays project and each is flanked
on first and second floors by panelled pilasters. Rusticated
ground floors with long and short quoins alternatively
vermiculated and vertically incised. On far left No.1 and far
right No.6 is a centre tripartite window with 4-pane central
sash and narrow flanking sashes. On right No.6 has a 2-storey
later extension with 6-panelled door and overlight, band
cornice 4-pane sash to first floor, band cornice and coped
parapet. On left of Nos 3 and 4 is a 4-panelled door and left
of Nos 4 and 5 a 6-panelled door, each with overlight. On
first floor Nos 2-5 each has 2 full length sashes leading to
ornate cast-iron balcony running across, sashes to Nos 2, 4
and 5 6-pane and to No.3 12-pane, each with architrave and
moulded cornice. Moulded band. First floor of No.1 has
rectangular tripartite oriel window with 4-pane centre sash
and narrow flanking and side sashes, No.6 has tripartite
canted bay, 4-pane centre sash and narrow flanking sashes.
Each oriel has frieze cornice and panelled apron. On second
floor Nos 1-6 each has 2 sashes, Nos 1 and 5 4-pane and Nos 2,
3 and 6 6-pane, each with architrave, cornice and bracketed
sill. Elongated brackets, moulded cornice, parapet with
pierced panels. Left return to Clifton Road has panelled door,
blinded fanlight, set under round arch with keystone, flanking
pilasters.
INTERIOR not inspected.
(Lloyd DW: Buildings of Portsmouth and its Environs:
Portsmouth: 1974-: 94, 95; Portsmouth Papers No.32: Riley RC:
The House and Inhabitants of Thomas Ellis Owen's Southsea:
1980-).

Listing NGR: SZ6412698716

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666678

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)