14-20 Thomas Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Terrace of four two storey/ two bay houses on E side of Thomas Street, all now much altered and retaining few original features.

All are under a common pitched roof (various coverings) with advanced eaves courses. All have modern box dormers. Each house has rendered walls, some dashed and some smooth, all painted. All front doors are at ground floor right with single windows at left (most enlarged) and two windows to first floor. All windows and doors are modern.

Left gable is abutted by the former technical school (HB16/11/039).

Right gable is dashed and painted.

Rear elevations not inspected.

Historical information

Not on the 1834 town map. The terrace is shown on the 1861 map and each house is described in the 1863 Valuation Book as measuring 4.75yds x 8.5yds x 2.5 storeys high. Undoubtedly the same building as that standing today.

Original HMBB survey slides show this terrace of four houses, all quite original but for no.14 which has been much altered (see later). Pitched natural slate roofs, raised eaves course supporting cast iron rainwater goods and downpipe to no.16 has a moulded hopper. Walls are lined rendered and painted. Each has a door to ground floor right with a single window to its left. Aligned over at first floor are two similar windows. All but no.14 retain their original doors, which were t+g sheeted with a lozenge glazed transom over. Original windows were 6/6 sliding sashes (only remaining at nos16&20); others have a mixture of 1/1 sashes and modern top-hung casements. Deep cills. No.14 is much altered with large box dormer to front pitch to roof, pebble dashed walls and modern windows and doors in altered openings.

Primary Sources:
1. OS town map, 1861 (PRONI, OS/8/27/1/5).
2. Second Valuation book, 1863 (PRONI, VAL/2B/3/65B, p.57).
3. HMBB survey slides, c.1969.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

This terrace of houses is much altered and retains no features of architectural interest.