27 Sandy's Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Left one of a pair of three-storey/two-bay terraced houses fronting the south side of Sandys Street, which here turns the corner into Talbot Street.

Pitched natural slate roof, with two gabled dormers (with plain bargeboards) at front rising from eaves, and single similar dormer to rear. Cement rendered chimney to left gable. Half round metal rainwater goods with down pipes at left and middle of façade.

Walls of street façade are painted and line render. Main entrance, at right, comprises a modern six-panel fielded painted timber door with narrow transom light over. At left is single replacement 1/1 sliding sash window, which has an exposed box and trickle ventilation. There are two 1/1 sliding sashes (of traditional design) to each of the upper floors, in line with each other but not with the ground floor openings. All windows have painted granite cills.

Right gable abutted by adjoining house (HB16/28/106A). Left gable abutted by a lower building (1 Talbot St); exposed section of wall rendered.

Rear elevation not accessed.

Yard to rear.

Historical information

This building is shown on the 1835 OS town map. The first valuation book notes its occupier in 1838 as one John Dane. It is described in the 1863 second valuation has being 15ft 9in long by 21ft 0in wide by two storeys high. The present building is likely to be the one shown on the 1835 map, and is therefore of earlier date. However, the dormers are almost certainly of later date, suggesting a later refurbishment.

Primary Sources:

1. OS map 1835 edition PRONI - OS 9/15/1/1
2. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI - VAL 1B/ 389, p.52.
3. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI - VAL 2B/3/69G, p.72.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Left one of a pair of three-storey/two-bay terraced houses fronting the south side of Sandys Street, which here turns the corner into Talbot Street. Features to façade are largely original. Conservation area protection is more appropriate in this case.

General comments

Previously recorded in Windsor Hill ward as HB16/26/061