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Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c.1840, having canted bay window to ground floor and cast-iron balcony set on cast-iron columns to first floor to front (east). Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack, uPVC rainwater goods, and timber clad eaves. Roughcast rendered walls with plinth. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and raised render surrounds throughout. UPVC casement windows to second floor, French doors to first floor and uPVC windows to canted bay. Round-headed door opening to ground floor with timber doorcase comprising engaged Doric columns surmounted by architrave and spoked fanlight. Replacement glazed timber door with stone step. Rendered boundary walls to east with square-profile brick gate piers and wrought-iron gate.

A house making a striking contribution to the streetscape. The house maximises on its fine outlook overlooking Cork Harbour with elongated windows allowing for panoramic marine vistas. The house was originally built as one of a terrace of three (including 20853005) but one was subsequently destroyed and, although some features have been replaced, the surviving pair retain much historic fabric. The health-giving properties of living by the sea were widely recognised in the nineteenth century and resulted in a building boom in coastal areas to meet the demands of occasional and permanent residents.