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Terraced three-bay three-storey former house, built c. 1835, now in use as offices. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to either end and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls over plinth. Square-headed window openings with moulded render surrounds/architraves and painted sills. Replacement uPVC windows. Central segmental-headed doorcase with moulded archivolt and keystone, painted stone block-and-start surround, and stone flagged threshold. Replacement timber panelled double leaf door with spoked fanlight over. Set directly on the street. Located to the north end of Longford Town centre.

A well-proportioned house with a late-Georgian character, which retains its early external expression to the front elevation (north). Its symmetry and diminishing windows contribute to create a visually pleasing appearance. Of particular significance is the survival of a well-detailed cut stone block-and-start doorcase which enlivens the front façade and helps give this building a strong architectural presence. The moulded render architraves to the window openings may have been added during the late-nineteenth century. Possibly built as a pair along with its neighbour to the west (13002017). This structure forms part of an interesting terrace of buildings along the south side of Church Street and it makes a positive contribution to the architectural variety of the streetscape to the north end of Longford Town centre.