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Terraced two-bay single-storey house over raised basement, built c. 1845, as one of terrace of six. M-profile pitched slate roof, shared rendered chimneystack having clay pots and brick parapet with cut granite coping. Red brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls, having cut granite plinth course over rendered wall to basement. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, raised render reveals and replacement windows. Segmental-headed door opening having moulded render surround, timber doorcase comprising panelled pilasters and console brackets supporting stepped cornice. Timber panelled door and teardrop fanlight with painted roundel. Shared granite steps having cast-iron boot-scrape to platform. Square-headed door opening to basement. Basement area bounded by brick plinth wall with granite coping and wrought-iron railings, having alternating anthemion and fleur-de-lis finials. Matching curved gate. Set back from road, with basement-level front garden.

This house retains its facade composition and historic features, such as ironmongery and doorcase, which are characteristic of its mid-nineteenth century date. The shared scale and proportions of the terrace contribute to the unified residential neighbourhood character of the locality. The streetscape is further enhanced by the retention of elegant iron railings. Pleasants Street forms part of early Victorian neighbourhood of small genteel townhouses 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. This terrace (Nos. 25-30) was built during the second phase of development of the street in the mid-1840s.