Victorian Terrace Original Layout?

[Townleygreen]

They share a single street door which leads into the shared hall. As far as I have seen. I have a friend who lives in one.

[Jeremy]

civilservant Wrote:

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> I think I understand - so do they share a single

> street door which leads into the shared hall?

> Or are these the houses with two narrow front

> doors side by side, in an entrance where one might

> expect to find a single (albeit quite wide) street

> door?

As Townleygreen says, half-houses share a single street door into a shared hallway, off which there is a separate door into each property.

As for the the properties with two front doors in what looks like a normal entrance... the only ones I can think of are in/around Copleston Rd. These are purpose built maisonettes.

[KidKruger]

There are a few maisonettes on Whateley Rd too, starting from no. 28

[civilservant]

thanks, all - very enlightening!

[Lowlander]

Good thread. Our flat was converted from a house into two flats in the '80s. The ceilings were replastered so the cornicing and ceiling roses are all gone, but mercifully the fireplaces are intact in two of the rooms and we use the living room one in winter.

The upstairs bathroom is still used as a bathroom and houses a toilet and basin now too which means it's a bit small...

There was a load of original Victorian lino on the upstirs landing underneath, some of which was in better nick than the knackered laminate I took up.

And a load of psychadelic wallpaper behind the kitchen cabinets which sadly was in too poor condition to keep.

The loft is curious, because it has a skylight, orginal staircase, 5ft door, lathe and plaster, orginal floorboards but the joists are only 3x2, which I presume means it was just used for storage, or for the maid to sleep in.