20 The Ropewalk

One of a pair of houses (Nos.18 and 20) c1830. Now converted into single building and used for offices. Two storeys plus basement and attic. Painted stucco with gabled slate roof. Central ridge and side wall chimney stacks. Two storeys and part basement exposed on garden front with, to the right, original entrance set back at ground floor level. Pedimented gable. Originally, 2no. full height plain pilasters to garden front, now partly obscured by later canted window bay. 3no. glazing bar sash windows with moulded surrounds on ground and first floors. Original window opening replaced by mid 19c canted window bay. Sill band and cornice to canted window bay. 20c window alterations to basement. Moulded eaves cornice with shaped brackets and plain band in shallow relief. 20c dormer window. Upper part of chimney stacks removed. Three full storeys on symmetrical road front, built up to edge of pavement, with recessed central block and projecting end bays. (Nos.18 and 20). Plinth, ground floor sill band and moulded eaves cornice with shaped brackets and plain band. Doorway altered and windows with plain reveals added at basement level. One ground floor glazing bar sash window replaced by 3 light oriel window with plain and glazing bar sashes. 3no. glazing bar sash windows at first floor level. Moulded surrounds to ground and first floor windows. To the left 19c side extension with single round arched window opening to ground and first floors. More recent alterations at basement level. Original garden area now totally converted for car parking use with access via No.16 through opening in garden wall. Original brick retaining wall boundary with Newcastle Terrace survives but original garden steps filled in and original gate opening with piers bricked up. Newcastle Terrace, popular early 19c promenade for Town inhabitants with distant views over undeveloped Park and across Trent valley, significantly reduced in width c1980 during rebuilding works to the retaining wall on Newcastle Drive.