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Terraced two-bay two-storey former house over raised basement, built c. 1855 as one of terrace of four. Now in use as apartments. Pitched slate roof, partly concealed behind parapet with cut granite coping. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to wall to front (north) elevation, cut granite plinth course over rendered basement wall. Square-headed window openings having granite sills, raised render reveals and six-over-six pane and eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed door opening to front, with moulded render surround. Doorcase comprising panelled pilasters supporting cornice, plain fanlight. Timber panelled door. Granite steps having cast-iron boot-scrape to platform, flanked by wrought-iron railings with cast-iron collars. Square-headed door opening to basement, recent door. Wrought-iron gate having cast-iron collars and matching railings on granite plinth wall fronting house.

A well proportioned house retaining historic features, including doorcase and timber sliding sash windows. The raised basement and wide steps leading to the front door add grandeur to the building and to the streetscape. The decorative cast-iron railings are of artistic as well as technical interest. As the street developed, this house became part of a terrace of similarly scaled and detailed houses. With the expansion of the city, the development of suburban residential areas such as Grantham Street provided housing for the growing middle class.