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Lucky Lane, EXETER, EX2 4UJ

Intriguing name, apparently a corruption of Larkbeare and it was once called Graves Street as it is close to the old burial grounds of the Greyfriars.

These elegant semi-detached villas, with pilaster decorations at the corners, were built in 1833.

The other end of Image The garages are at the rear of a property facing Friar's Walk. At the end of the street are town houses on Melbourne Place.

Local builder-architect Matthew Nosworthy graced the centre of Georgian Exeter with a number of very high quality terraces to rival many of those in London. They are distinguished by their expanses of handsome red brick, stucco bands, arched ground-floor windows and Coade stone doorcases (Image]). This gently curved terrace, the middle five houses of which are slightly higher than the ends, is superbly sited above the river, a prospect which caught the eye of J.M.W. Turner. It was built in 1802-14. Grade II* listed.

Fine Coade stone doorcase from this terrace Image

The rear elevation is framed by two pilasters with ornate "capitals".

Grade II* listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-88990-1-colleton-crescent-see-details-for-furth

This is actually a house on Friar's Walk, on the far side from the camera. This area of Exeter, Friernhay, a little outside the walls, was developed in the early C19.

Lucky Lane is a minor road between the listed buildings in Friars Walk and Colleton Crescent, and giving access to their rear entrances. There is a variety of building styles with old stone boundary walls and modern infill. The house on the right shows signs of considerable alteration, with bricked up window spaces.

This fine gently curving terrace was built in 1802-14, and is by the same architect as Image, Matthew Nosworthy. Note the neo-classical additions to the leftmost house. The terrace, built above a river cliff, overlooks the Exe, but is hidden by trees from most views from the southwest.