3 Howick Street (Howick House and Howick Street Garage)

HOWICK STREET 1. 5330 (West Side) No 3 (Howick House) and Howick Street Garage NU 1813 SE 1/283 II GV 2. Part of Howick Street development after 1831. Two storeys, 5 windows in all. Gabled 2nd floor added to the garage (former coach works which were part of original development). Ashlar, No 3 painted, with 1st floor cill band and moulded eaves cornice. Part slate, part asbestos roof; No 3 has 4 plastic vases and cross ridged features on the eaves. One shared brick chimney and one stone chimney. Glazing bar sash windows, No 3 with louvred shutters on 1st floor. No 3 has round headed doorway with boldly rusticated quoins and diamond panelled door. Garage has large depressed arch to right. To left is a 2nd floor, a late C19 addition with a heavy gable having scrolls to raised pediment at apex and a 2 light round headed central window with a moulded hood. The 3 storey property, now divided, extends back to Gill's Lane; inside are panelled dados taken from SS Olympic (cf White Swan, Bondgate Within). The south wall on the 1st floor is partly timber framed (recent) with brick infill.