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Terraced two-bay single-storey house over raised basement, built c. 1855, as one of terrace of four. M-profile pitched slate roof, rendered chimneystack with clay pots, brick parapet having cut granite coping. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls, with cut granite plinth course over lined-and-ruled rendered wall to basement. Square-headed window openings having granite sills, raised render reveals and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed door opening with moulded render surround, timber doorcase comprising panelled pilasters and foliate console brackets supporting stepped cornice, replacement door and plain glazed fanlight. Shared granite steps having cast-iron boot-scrape to platform and coal-hole cover to wide eighth step. Square-headed door opening beneath steps. Basement area bounded by rendered plinth wall surmounted by granite capping and wrought-iron railings with alternating anthemion and fleur-de-lis finials. Matching 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.