Building record MLI94712 - 1 to 20 Rutland Terrace, Stamford

Summary

1 to 19 and Rutland House (No. 20), Rutland Terrace, Stamford. A characteristic row of Regency type, three storey terrace houses, with construction starting in 1829.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1829 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1829 AD to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

A characteristic row of Regency type, three storey terrace houses in ashlar. Nos. 1 to 7 are stuccoed. Bands extend along the terrace at the lintel level of the doors, and between the second and third storeys. The terrace has a slate roof and each house has two windows, those of the second storey being full-length with cast-iron balconies. The doors have semi-circular fanlights with glazing bars, corresponding to the semi-circular heads of the ground floor windows. No. 8 has a four window frontage, and a second floor balcony extending along the whole frontage. Nos 8 to 12 are divided by pilaster strips. Nos. 13 to 20 are similar to Nos. 1 to 7. There are pilaster strips at either end of the elevation, with Greek Key ornament. The houses have small gardens in front, behind a low stone wall, which has four stone gateposts at either end, with moulded capping and Greek Key ornament. Nos. 15 to 19 have the same sized frontages, but only one window to each storey. Rutland House is set back at the west end of the terrace, but is a continuation of it. There is an entrance door in the wall with stone piers, and architrave surmounted by 2 stone ball finials. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1} The terrace was built as a speculative enterprise in 1829 to 1831. The seven stucco houses (Nos. 1-7) were completed in 1829; the rest are ashlar-faced. The inconsistencies in design reflect the interrupted history of construction. {2} The terrace was built on two early enclosures, one of which had been a bowling green. Four large pilasters divide the facade into three groups; seven houses to the east, five in the centre and eight to the west. The plans of the houses fall into two main groups, with the exceptions of Nos. 8 and 20 which are of individual size and plan. The first group comprises Nos. 1 to 7 and 9 to 12, the second Nos. 13 to 19, which have narrower fronts but deeper plans. No. 8, of four bays, originally had a large first floor drawing room, which has since been divided. The western house (No. 20) has a three bay entrance front on its western side. {3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 3/152.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.706.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 288, pp 115-116, plate 154.
  •  Photograph: Beryl Lott. 2002. Photographs of 1 to 20 Rutland Terrace, Stamford. Print. -.

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Grid reference Centred TF 02459 06924 (121m by 82m) Surveyed
Civil Parish STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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