Terraced row, Sheffield City Centre

A charming terrace in Sheffield to be lost:

Swift and clinical. This was a prior notification so three weeks between submission and decision.

These houses appear to be of a very old South Yorkshire stock brick which mottles grey and red predating the mass movement of building materials on the railways. A perfectly serviceable cluster of terraced houses in the University’s portfolio, this must relate to the substation to the rear where back gardens should be. Bigger vehicles, more access needed.

A beautiful stagger of a building line, the correct amount of asymmetry. Was it designed like that or was it all incidental? Who knows – its a lost art.

The three foot high arch to the right is an enigma. Some urban archaeologist could explain it I’m sure. They were never that short in Sheffield.