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Terraced single-bay two-storey house, c.1900. Reroofed, c.1975. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement concrete tile, c.1975, concrete ridge tiles, red brick irregular bond chimney stack having stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, rendered coping, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves having iron ties. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening in elliptical-headed recess with cut-granite step, and replacement glazed timber panelled door. Interior retaining tongue-and-groove timber panelled reveals to some window openings. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front.

An amiable small-scale house built as one of a pair (second in pair not included in survey) making a picturesque impression in Robert Street with attributes shared in common with further houses nearby, including the swept profile articulating the door (see also 15605128), identifying a mutual, if understated architectural theme in the street scene. Having been well maintained, the house continues to present an early aspect with much of the historic or original fabric surviving in place, both to the exterior and to the interior, thereby upholding the character of the streetscape.