Kincora House

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1800, with flat-roofed three-storey return and built as one of three similar houses. M-profile roof with two hipped sections to rear, hidden behind parapet wall with granite coping. Stepped chimneystacks with clay pots to both party walls, brick to south, rendered to north. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond rebuilt to top floor, set on painted granite plinth course over painted render walls to basement level, and cement rendered walls to rear elevation. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings with flush rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows to front elevation, six-over-six pane to lower floors, decorative wrought-iron balconettes to first floor windows and nineteenth-century four-over-four pane windows to basement with iron grilles. Replacement uPVC windows to top floor, and to rear elevation. Gauged brick round-headed door opening with cable moulding to arch and painted masonry tripartite Ionic doorcase, with original timber door having eight raised-and-fielded panels flanked by engaged Ionic columns on plinth blocks, blocked up sidelights and responding Ionic pilasters, all supporting fluted and dentillated stepped lintel cornice with plain fanlight. Door opens onto granite platform and five granite steps, bridging basement area with two steps cut at angle to accommodate access to basement. Platform enclosed by original wrought-iron railings with incorporated bootscraper. Basement enclosed by original wrought-iron railing on moulded granite plinth wall.

This house is part of a terrace of nine buildings abutting Nos. 18 and 19 Mountjoy Square East, and continuing the grand scale and detailing of the square. It has had some timber sash windows reinstated and retains a good doorcase and original door with its overall impression contributing to the relatively intact appearance of the streetscape. The landing and steps to the entrance, he railings and plinth protecting the basement area, and the decorative balconettes to the first floor all contribute to its very intact appearance. Named after the Earl of Belvedere, the street is one of eight planned streets connecting Mountjoy Square with major thoroughfares. Belvedere Place connects to Dorset Street on a gentle descent with the rhythm and verticality of the streetscape retained.