ROCHESTER HIGH STREET TQ 7468 SW 9/135 No 105 (with railings to 19.2.70 frontages) and No 41 La Providence GV II One (and the better preserved) of a pair of houses that flanks the approach to La Providence (formerly Theobald Square). Mid C19 Italianate brick with heavy stucco detailing; Welsh slate hipped roof. Double-depth plan with central hall and rear stair. 2½ storeys; 2 principal fronts, one to High Street, the other to La Providence (and visible from High Street). High Street elevation: the treatment of the upper floors is identical to that of No 103 ie prominent moulded cornice, heavy quoining and flat bands between floors. Upper half-storey with 4-pane hornless sash windows; 1st floor horned sashes in reveals with moulded window surround and cornice (but no blind housings). Fine wrought-iron balconies with palmettes (to lower rail) and festoons (to upper rail) all supported on cast-iron console brackets. Ground floor (with stucco plinth) has 2 hornless sash windows in simply moulded stucco surrounds and, to the right and standing forward, a porch with round-headed doorway, impost band, heavy keyblock and moulded cornice; panelled door with fanlight. The La Providence elevation mirrors No 103 (but retains its ground floor intact); 3 bays with narrow, slightly projecting central entrance bay; round-headed recessed doorway with impost band, large keyblock and moulded cornice; door with pierced panels and fanlight. Upper floor with tripartite side windows, those to 1st floor with surrounds and balconies as to High Street. Note the fine lime pointing which may be original. To the left (towards La Providence) is a 2 storey extension, roughly contemporary, with vehicular entrance, and horned sash windows above. Sash windows to side and rear, the latter with semi- circular stair turret. Interior: curved open-well stair with stick balusters rises from basement to attic with a glazed dome for top lighting; several panelled doors with surrounds. The contemporary spear-head railings to High Street and La Providence frontages are included in this listing. Listing NGR: TQ7428268668