house

Terraced two-bay single-storey house over raised basement, built c. 1855, as one of terrace of four. M-profile pitched slate roof, rendered chimneystack with some clay pots, brick parapet having cut granite coping. Red brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls, cut granite plinth course over rendered wall to basement. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, raised render reveals and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed door opening having moulded render surround, timber doorcase comprising panelled pilasters and foliate console brackets supporting stepped cornice, timber panelled door and plain fanlight. Shared granite steps and platform. Square-headed door opening beneath steps. Basement area bounded by rendered plinth wall with cut granite capping, surmounted by wrought-iron railings having alternating anthemion and fleur-de-lis finials. Matching gate. Set back from road.

This house retains its facade composition and historic features, including its door and ironmongery which are characteristic of its mid-nineteenth-century date. The lime pointing of the brickwork contributes to the historic appearance of the building. 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.