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Terraced two-bay two-storey house over basement, built c. 1850 as one of terrace of four. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, partly hidden behind rendered parapet having moulded cornice. Rendered chimneystack. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls. Cut granite plinth course and lined-and-ruled rendered basement walls. Square-headed window openings with rendered reveals, granite sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Elliptical-headed door opening having moulded render surround. Doorcase comprising Ionic columns supporting leaded stepped cornice. Plain fanlight and timber panelled door. Granite platform with cast-iron bootscrape. Granite steps having cast-iron railings with pointed finials. Matching gate and railings to front, set on carved granite plinth wall.

A well-executed classically-influenced doorcase lends subtle decorative interest to this house. Moulded render and granite details add textural and tonal variation to the façade. It is one of a terrace of two-storey houses dominating the north end of the street. Heytesbury Street, named after Baron Heytesbury, Viceroy 1844-6, was first laid out in 1846 and was nearing completion by 1861. The streetscape maintains much of its original character, with classically-influenced brick houses, many with Greek revival details, creating a strong sense of rhythm and order.