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Terraced two-bay single-storey over raised basement house, built c. 1855, as one of terrace of four. M-profile pitched slate roof, shared rendered chimneystack having clay pots, partly hidden behind rendered parapet with moulded cornice. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls, having cut granite plinth course over rubble stone wall to basement. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, rendered reveals, original six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window to ground floor and replacement window to basement. Elliptical-headed door opening having timber doorcase, comprising panelled pilasters and foliate console brackets supporting stepped cornice, timber panelled door and plain fanlight. Shared granite steps with bootscrape to platform and cast-iron coal-hole cover to wide eighth step. Basement area bounded by granite plinth wall surmounted by wrought-iron railings having decorative cast-iron collars and finials. Curved original gate above plinth wall. Square-headed door opening to basement, beneath entrance steps. Set back from road, with basement-level front garden.

This house retains its traditional façade composition and features, including its door surround, which are characteristic of its mid-nineteenth-century date. The shared scale and proportions of the small genteel townhouses contribute to the unified residential neighbourhood character of the area. The subtle design variations in the building elements, along with the small change in building elevation, sets this terrace (Nos. 11-14) apart from other phases of development along the street and provides an attractive individuality. The streetscape is further enhanced by the uniform retention of elegant iron railings. Pleasants Street forms part of early Victorian neighbourhood located to the west of Camden Street. The street is named after the philanthropist Thomas Pleasants (1729-1818), who donated money towards the establishment of the nearby Meath Hospital.