No 1 Chapel Place

Cadw's description

Location

Situated at left end of terraced row SW of former Wesleyan Chapel.

History

Later C19 house added to earlier Nos 2-3 Chapel Place, with straight joint and higher eaves and roof than No 2. John Powell, grocer and tailor occupied No 4, the first-built, and Chapel Place is said to have been built for the Powell family in the 1870s by a relative, Samuel Lloyd of Princes Street.

Exterior

House, red brick, in garden-wall bond, with band of black brick, nogged brick eaves, slate roof and red brick left end stack, with two raised black brick bands. Two storeys, two bays with two cambered headed 9-pane horned sashes above, both with some black bricks in heads and stone sills, over, but not aligned with, a centre small renewed canted oriel window of 2-4-2 panes and a doorway. Doorway to extreme right has cambered head with some black bricks and 6-panel door. Left end wall is slate-hung with a window each floor and to attic all set to leftt. Rear wing beyond also slate-hung. Narrow W end has brick stack and first floor casement-pair.

Interior

Interior not inspected.

Reason for designation

Included for its special interest as part of a well-preserved later C19 brick terrace retaining original detail.