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Terraced two-bay single-storey house over raised basement, built c. 1840, as one of terrace of eight. M-profile pitched slate roof having clay ridge tiles, shared brick chimneystack with clay pots, and rendered parapet having cut granite coping. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls, with cut granite plinth course over rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings having granite sills and replacement windows. Elliptical-headed door opening with timber doorcase comprising panelled pilasters and cornice. Timber panelled door and teardrop fanlight. Shared granite steps having cast-iron boot-scrape and coal-hole cover to platform. Basement area enclosed by rendered plinth wall having granite coping, and wrought-iron railings with decorative cast-iron collars. Half-height matching gate to basement. Square-headed basement sheeted timber door beneath entrance steps and replacement door adjoining steps. Set back from road, with basement-level front garden.

This house retains its historic facade composition, with traditional features, including windows and ironmongery, that are characteristic of its mid-nineteenth century date. The shared scale and features of these small genteel townhouses contribute to the unified residential neighbourhood character of the locality. The retention of railings along the streetscape further enhances the early suburban character. Heytesbury Street, along with its neighbouring roads forms part of an early Victorian neighbourhood located to the west of Camden Street. Named after Baron Heytesbury, Viceroy 1844-6, the street was nearing completion by 1861. This group of houses had already been begun and is depicted on what was then New Bride Street on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1838. The terrace of buildings is historically called 'BellVilla Heytesbury' as named on the plaque on the facade of No. 91.