Johnstone Row (Terrace)

JOHNSTONE ROW (TERRACE), 60-65, ESPLANADE

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1038259
Date first listed:
12-Dec-1953
List Entry Name:
Johnstone Row (Terrace)
Statutory Address:
JOHNSTONE ROW (TERRACE), 60-65, ESPLANADE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1038259
Date first listed:
12-Dec-1953
Date of most recent amendment:
22-Dec-1997
List Entry Name:
Johnstone Row (Terrace)
Statutory Address 1:
JOHNSTONE ROW (TERRACE), 60-65, ESPLANADE

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
JOHNSTONE ROW (TERRACE), 60-65, ESPLANADE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Weymouth
National Grid Reference:
SY 68007 79173

Details

WEYMOUTH

SY6879 ESPLANADE 873-1/21/138 (West side) 12/12/53 Nos.60-65 (Consecutive) Johnstone Row (terrace) (Formerly Listed as: ESPLANADE Nos.60-67 (Consecutive) Johnstone Row)

GV II

Terrace of 6 houses (7th house in terrace is part of Statue House (qv)). c1805-1810. Rendered, slate double mansard roofs. PLAN: RCHME gives a typical plan (p.356) showing a transverse central dogleg stair to 2 principal rooms at each level, and a service wing; several units have a ground-floor shop. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, attic and basement, 1 or 2 windows to each. All have a continuous moulded cornice, continuous through the oriels, blocking-course and coped parapet. Nos 60 & 61 have each a flat-roofed dormer above a bowed oriel; that to No.60 has plain sashes, and a full-width C19 shop front, No.61 retains glazing bars to all 3 floors, a small light set back to the basement, and an arched doorway to the left, on 4 stone steps. Each house has deep stacks to the right party wall. The remaining houses each have 2 dormers above a window plus oriel at each level; No.62 has plain sashes, and a bow replaced by a canted oriel, with a full-width C19 shop front with large consoles, but late C20 window. Nos 63 & 64 are the best retained externally, each having 2 dormers above 9 and 12-pane sashes to flush moulded boxes, and 6:9:6 above 8:12:8-pane bows. Ground floor is a C20 display front across the double property. A rendered ridge stack to each end, and the rear includes dormer windows and sashes; the lower floors are concealed by later infill brought out to the St Mary Street frontage. No.65 has 2 dormers, glazing-bar sashes to first and second floors, and a simplified display window in 3 broad panes with transom to the ground floor, below which is a set-back light to the basement. To the left, in an arch in 2 orders, is a C20 door with plain fanlight on 5 stone steps. There are ridge stacks to the right. INTERIOR: not inspected. (RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 354).





Listing NGR: SY6800779160

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
467574
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset II South East, (1970), 354

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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