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Terraced two-bay single-storey house over raised basement, built c. 1845, as one of terrace of six. M-profile pitched slate roof, shared rendered chimneystack with clay pots and brick parapet having granite coping. Brown-brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls, cut granite plinth course over lined-and-ruled rendered wall to basement. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, raised render reveals and six-over-six pane and eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows basement-level. Segmental-headed door opening having moulded render surround, timber doorcase comprising panelled pilasters and foliate console brackets supporting stepped cornice. Timber panelled door and teardrop fanlight. Shared granite steps with platform bridging basement. Square-headed door opening to basement. Basement area bounded by partly-rendered brick plinth wall having granite coping and wrought-iron railings with alternating anthemion and fleur-de-lis finials. Matching curved gate. Set back from road, with basement-level front garden.

This house retains its facade composition and historic features, such as timber sliding sash windows and doorcase, which are characteristic of its mid-nineteenth century date. The shared scale and proportions of the terrace contribute to the unified residential neighbourhood character of the locality. The streetscape is further enhanced by the retention of elegant iron railings. Pleasants Street forms part of early Victorian neighbourhood of small genteel townhouses located to the west of Camden Street. The street is named after the philanthropist Thomas Pleasants (1729-1818), who donated money towards the establishment of the nearby Meath Hospital. This terrace (Nos. 25-30) was built during the second phase of development of the street in the mid-1840s.