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Terraced two-bay three-storey over basement house, c.1800. Reroofed, c.1950. Part refenestrated. One of a terrace of four forming part of a group of seven. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1950, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and two-over-two timber sash windows having replacement uPVC casement windows to top floor. Round-headed door opening in shared elliptical-headed recess with shared panelled pilaster, and timber panelled door having fanlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in shared grounds.

A well-appointed middle-size house built as one of a terrace of four houses (with 12000103, 6 - 7/KK-4766-09-103, 6 - 7) forming part of a larger group of seven houses (with 12000100 - 2/KK-4766-09-100, 2) arranged about two sides of a shared forecourt reputed to have been intended as a school for children of officers based in the local military barracks. Enhancing the architectural design value of the composition the house incorporates a shared doorcase representing a pared-down or simplified version of a characteristic somewhat particular to Kilkenny City (see also 12000090 - 1, 151 - 2/KK-4766-09-90 - 1, 151 - 2). Having been well maintained the house presents an early aspect with the original composition attributes intact together with most of the historic fabric both to the exterior and to the interior, thereby contributing to the integrity of the assemblage in the townscape: however, the gradual replacement of the fittings to the openings with inappropriate modern articles threatens to undermine the character of the house in the street scene.