1-12 Alma Terrace, With Front Railings
1-12 ALMA TERRACE, WITH FRONT RAILINGS, GROVE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203093
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1978
- List Entry Name:
- 1-12 Alma Terrace, With Front Railings
- Statutory Address:
- 1-12 ALMA TERRACE, WITH FRONT RAILINGS, GROVE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203093
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1978
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-May-1993
- List Entry Name:
- 1-12 Alma Terrace, With Front Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1-12 ALMA TERRACE, WITH FRONT RAILINGS, GROVE ROAD
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 1-12 ALMA TERRACE, WITH FRONT RAILINGS, GROVE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Portland
- National Grid Reference:
- SY6999972494
Details
PORTLAND
SY67SE
969-1/1/138
21/09/78
GROVE ROAD, Grove
(East side)
Nos.1 - 12 (Consecutive)
Alma Terrace, with front railings
(Formerly Listed as:
GROVE ROAD
Nos.1-11 (Consecutive)
Alma Terrace)
GV
II
Terrace of houses. 1854. Dressed squared stone, slate roofs. A
long terrace, formerly six large houses for prison wardens,
now in 12 occupations. In two continuous parallel ranges.
There is a straight joint between Nos 8 and 9, and a slight
change in the frontage alignment. Two storeys and basement,
each unit 3-windowed. All good replacement sashes, 16-pane
except 12-pane over central porch, and all with deep stooled
cills. Projecting gabled porch has 12-pane to segmental head
to front, plain return flank left, and part-glazed door,
return right; inside also part glazed door. Porches on
variously 4 to 6 steps, and forming bridge over basement, with
further door below. Plinth, mid string. Flight of steps left
of each porch to basement. Two gable and five intermediate
ridge stacks in stone with cornice and blocking. Back is in
three full storeys with deep-set 16-pane sashes and small
service windows, all to deep cills; central door to 4-pane
overlight each unit, and broad projecting eaves stacks to
stepped cappings. Mid string carried round from front.
Interior retains stone tight-well open-string staircases with
stick balusters to hardwood wreathed handrail, Doric newel to
foot; original or replacement panelled doors. Subsidiary
features: across the front of each unit on a dwarf wall are
railings with fleur-de-lis heads, and a short return run to
steps to porch; the railings return to frontage at the
right-hand end of the terrace. The terrace formerly continued
with a further six units, now demolished; this section
replaced by set of facsimile railings in nine bays, important
to the continuity of the street. A good terrace which has been
restored with great sensitivity.
Listing NGR: SY6999972494
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 381959
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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