History

Late C18/early C19. Home of Edward Finch, bridge builder, foundry and shipyard owner; his company survived independently until around the First World War and was later developed as Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering and subsequently Fairfield Mabey. Also home of Dr John Yeats author, economist and philanthropist died 1902, after which the ground floor was developed as a shop. Late C20 restoration and railings.

Exterior

Large Georgian townhouse now with ground floor shop and offices above; offices to side incorporated with this building numbered 4-5 Beaufort Square, attached to 25 St Mary Street. Walls are rendered; hipped slate roof behind coped parapet; no stacks. Three storeys and cellar. Five-window range of 18-pane sashes in reveals. Ground floor has advanced shop front and central entrance, curved plate glass windows and deep wooden fascia overall with dentilled cornice, iron balustrade.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a Georgian townhouse/shop in a particularly prominent position. Group value with other listed buildings in Beaufort Square, the top of St Mary Street, Middle Street and Hocker Hill Street.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29482557

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)