32 The Ropewalk
One of a pair of houses c1831-34. Now converted into offices. Part of a group of houses on The Ropewalk which were amongst the first to be built in The Park c1828-34. Formerly gardens, the site had prominent views over Nottingham Terrace, (now named Park Terrace) and across The Park. The 4th Duke of Newcastle had grand aesthetic aspirations for a select ‘residential plan’ in The Park and by identifying these plots and commencing building work he aggravated local feelings concerned at impending loss of The Park as an area of common recreational use. Grade II Listed. Three storeys plus basement. Alterations and additions mid 19c and 20c. Stucco with concrete tile roofs, coped gables and central ridge stack. Rusticated ground floor on garden front with ground floor sill band, eaves cornice and blocking course. Windows mainly original glazing bar sashes with bracketed cornices to first floor and moulded surrounds above. Symmetrical garden front to Park Terrace with main block flanked by side entrance bay. In the centre, bow window, three storeys, two sashes each. Set back entrance bay has shaped blocking course. Ground floor has slightly projecting cross-framed glazed door and above, single window on each floor. Rear elevation to The Ropewalk has mainly original fenestration with glazing bar sashes on each floor plus moulded surrounds at first and second floor level. Also, first floor sill band with eaves cornice and blocking course. Full height 20c side extension abutting original house. Rear wing, mid 19c, altered mid 20c, two storeys, single bay, with sill band, cornice, parapet and tripartite sash. Rendered boundary wall adjacent to Park Terrace with vehicular access to car parking area in former garden area.