This three storey terrace of Victorian houses is cement rendered and has slate pitched roofing. The major portion of the terrace, which has slightly higher floor-floor heights, is occupied by the senior section of the Buchan School for girls. Since the terrace was not designed for this purpose there has been extensive renovation to the interior of much of the terrace, none of which is visible to the outside. The vertical proportion of the rectangular windows is repeated on all floors and the main facade is devoid of decoration except at the northern end of the ground floor where a molded cornice links the end of the terrace with a portico over the main entrance. The panel of cement rendering enclosed by the cornice and the portico is treated to look like cut stone. Several of the openings at the ground floor consist of lanes through to the rear of the property. The building for the most part is in extremely poor repair. There is nothing to distinguish this terrace other than its scale which tends to dominate an otherwise two storey neighbourhood. The presence of the Buchan School constitutes a problem rather than an advantage. There would seem to be no strong reason to consider this terrace for preservation in a community rich with more worthwhile buildings. The terrace does not occupy an important site in the community.


The above assessment was prepared prior to the existence of Registered Building and Conservation Area legislation on the Isle of Man in order to evaluate whether the buildings were worthy of individual protection on inclusion within a conservation area.  In the event neither the buildings nor the area have received formal protection.


The grid reference is centred on the five taller properties which comprised the former Buchan School accommodation and were originally built as a piece.