8 Sandys Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Left one of a pair of three-storey/ two-bay houses at the end of a terrace of similarly detailed houses fronting south side of Sandys Street. Pitched artificial slated roof (with exposed ends to rafters) with modern red-brick chimney set parallel to ridge at left. Semicircular metal rainwater goods with downpipe at left.

Walls of street façade are painted, lined and rendered. Main entrance, at right, comprises a four panel stained timber door, with transom light over. Opening has keyblocked head under bracketed mould entablature. To its left is a canted single storey bay with moulded cornice and parapet around flat roof (down pipe to left). It has a 2/2 sliding sash window at centre and a 1/1 sash on each cheek. At first and second floors are two 2/2 sliding windows; the top windows are diminished in height. All windows have painted granite cills. All openings are in line except for door which is offset to right of window above.

House separated from footpath by wall which comprises a rendered and chamfered plinth surmounted by a rendered brick wall.

Left and right gables are party walls with adjoining premises (HB16/28/101A and HB16/28/100A respectively).

Walls of rear elevation are rendered. At right is a 1/1 top hung window to each floor. At left is a two-storey return with flat felt roof and rendered walls. It has a door on right cheek and modern windows (with top-hung transom lights) at ground and first floor also on right cheek.

Rendered lean-to outhouses in yard with painted sheeted doors.

Historical information

This building first appears in the 1879 entry of the Valuation revision book. Its lessor was William Nesbitt, whose name is associated with a number of new houses hereabouts at this time (HB16/28/083, /084A,B, /100A).

Primary Sources:
1.PRONI - VAL 12B/22/14c (building no.5a), p.133;
2.PRONI - VAL 12E/125/1/13.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed
Not listed

Evaluation

Left one of a pair of three-storey/two-bay houses at the end of a terrace of similarly detailed houses fronting south side of Sandys Street. Much altered pair of houses (with no.7) with generally plain features. Most internal detail now lost and not of special architectural or historic interest. Value to street is recognised by inclusion in Conservation Area.

General comments

Previously recorded in Windsor Hill ward as HB16/26/042