NHER 55896 (Building record) - 5 King Street

5 King Street. Previously recorded under NHER 12908.

December 1951. Listed, Grade II*.

November 1977. Field Observation.
Nos 1-9 (odd) King Street visited by E. Rose (NAU).
Tall white brick Georgian house with Victorian top storey added above dentilled cornice. Listing mentions fireplace within.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 2 November 1977. Information from record card (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 April 2023.

January 1999. Building Survey.
Examined by E. Rose (NLA).
The only pre-18th century features that are still visible are the panels in the small first floor room, which date from the 17th century, and it is probable that these have been re-set from elsewhere.
In the early 20th century there was a major remodelling and the top floor of the façade was added along with conservatories. This perhaps relates to a change of ownership around 1900.
See report (S2) for further information.
A. Cattermole (HES), 5 August 2011.

See also (S3).

Excerpt of current Listing Description:
"House, now offices. Mid 18th century with mid-19th-century top storey. Buff brick facade, red brick otherwise. Slate roof. Three storeys and dormer attic in four bays. Pedimented doorcase to left standing on engaged Ionic columns below a metope frieze...Stone bracket cornice at original height of building...Dentil cornice below pierced brick parapet. Gabled roof with two gabled dormers. Internal gable-end stacks.
Interior: Passageway entrance leads to rear and a square staircase hall. Very fine 18th-century staircase round open well...Matching dado panelling. Fluted Ionic engaged columns support staircase at each turn. Gallery formed at first floor. Round-arched staircase window at this level, with glazing bars. Plaster modillion coving and elaborate chandelier rose. Ground floor front room is enriched with large-frame panelling. Over fireplace is an eared plaster picture frame on brackets with flanking scrolled consoles...Main room above with similar plasterwork and panelling. Remainder of principal rooms also with large-framed panelling. Front range and rear wings with staggered butt purlin roofs."
See (S1) for further information.
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the full listing details.
A. Cattermole (HES), 3 August 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 April 2023.