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End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey over basement house, built c. 1820. Pitched slate roof, artificial slate roof to south, clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, clay pots, tooled limestone verge coping, smooth rendered eaves course, projecting eaves supported on painted paired dentils, cast-iron gutters, circular cast-iron downpipe. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, roughcast rendered walling to south, cornice over basement. Square-headed window openings, roll-moulded render surrounds, vermiculated keystone to ground floor, painted stone sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows; round-headed window opening to south, six-over-six sliding sash window with fanlight. Segmental-headed door opening, roll-moulded render surround, fluted engaged Doric timber columns supporting carved frieze and cornice, painted timber four-panel door, plain-glazed fanlight, six tooled limestone steps forming bridge over basement to door. Roughcast-rendered walling to basement retaining wall, painted tooled stone plinth at ground level surmounted by wrought-iron railings with spear finials. Corner-sited fronting directly onto street on south side, yard to south bounded by smooth rendered wall. Street fronted, yard to north.

This finely-proportioned house is one of a terrace of three standing in apparent isolation along Quay Street. The more moderate surrounding buildings allow the terrace, with its striking entrances, to assume an imposing appearance within the streetscape. Modestly decorated, the quality of the craftsmanship to the door surrounds is immediately apparent while the vermiculated keystones add further technical interest.