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Attached two-bay three-storey over basement former house, built c. 1780, as a pair with the adjoining building to west. Now used as medical clinic. Roof hidden by parapet, large square-profile red brick corbelled chimneystack, gutter hidden by parapet, circular cast-iron downpipe. Painted smooth rendered walling to basement, red brick walling laid in Flemish bond to north elevation, stone coping to parapet. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows. Round-headed door opening, painted stone surround comprising engaged Doric columns supporting open-bed triangular pediment, painted timber door with six raised-and-fielded panels, plain-glazed fanlight. Basement area bounded by tooled ashlar limestone plinth wall surmounted by wrought-iron railings with cast-iron fleur-de-lis finials. House fronts onto street.

This notable house was built as part of a group which runs along Fair Street. Its composition of balanced proportions retains much of its original form and early character. The craftsmanship exhibited in its classical stone door surround is of note as is the squat very large square-profile chimneystack shared with its neighbour to the west which indicates its eighteenth-century date. This building, along with many of the structures which run along Fair Street, adds to the architectural heritage of Drogheda and plays a positive role on the streetscape.