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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 brown brick parapet. Rendered chimneystacks. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls. Cut granite plinth course and smooth rendered basement walls. Square-headed window openings having rendered reveals, granite sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed door opening with moulded render surround. Doorcase comprising Ionic pilasters supporting panelled cornice. Petal fanlight and part glazed timber panelled door. Granite platform with cast-iron bootscrape. Granite steps having wrought-iron railings. Cast-iron gate and matching railings to front, with fleur-de-lis finials, set on carved granite plinth wall.

This house, one of a terrace of two-storey houses dominating the north end of the street, is enhanced by the retention of historic features such as the classically influenced doorcase, fanlight and windows. The cast-ironwork adds technical interest and attests to the skill and artisanship in mass-production of iron in the mid-nineteenth century. 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 well-preserved classically-influenced brick houses, many with Greek revival details, creating a strong sense of rhythm and order.