113 Canal Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Left one of a terrace of three three-storey houses; on a corner site at the junction of Canal Street and Barrack Street.

Pitched natural slate roof with terracotta ridges, single cement rendered copped chimney to right gable. Semicircular metal rainwater goods flowing to adjacent property.

West elevation (façade) is painted smooth render with a shop-front to ground floor. Painted sign on render between ground and first floors and street sign to left at this level. Single granite step to t+g sheeted door (with plain transom) at ground floor left. To right of door is a single paned shop window with painted concrete cill and security grill over. At first floor are two 6/6 exposed box sliding sash windows with painted granite cills (Many panes broken). To second floor are two 3/3 sliding sash windows with painted granite cills. Second floor windows are inline with those below but diminished in height.

South gable forms party wall with adjacent property.

North gable wall is painted lined render with a large modern hoarding at first floor; and a single boarded up window opening with painted granite cill to right at second floor/attic level.

Rear is abutted at ground floor by a return which fills rear yard and links to a rear outhouse. Remaining wall above is smooth rendered and there is a single blocked up window (once 6/6) to first floor left and two smaller blocked up windows to second floor (once 3/3). Extension has a stairwell, which abuts at first floor right and had a pitched natural slate roof. Extension wall is dashed incorporating the side wall of the rear outhouse and is flush with left elevation of main building. It has a sheet metal door and a blocked up window to centre at ground floor. To first floor right (serving stairs to upper floors) is a second blocked up window. Outbuilding roof is hipped and natural slated and abuts an adjacent building.

Historical information

Shown on the 1835 OS town map and noted in the 1838 Valuation as being occupied by Thomas Little and measuring 14ft6in x 23ft x 25ft. Quality letter (1A) suggests that constructed in early 19th century. Valuation of 1863 notes a three-storey building with similar plan dimensions (undoubtedly the same building).

Sources:

1. PRONI – VAL 1D/3/8E (1835 map);
2. PRONI – VAL 1B/246C, p.42 (1838 valuation);
3. PRONI – VAL 12E/125/1/7 (1861 map);
4. PRONI – VAL 2B/2/39B, p.28 (1863 valuation).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Relatively unaltered terrace house but not of special architectural or historic interest. The group is compromised as a terrace by the shop front to this building.