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Semi-detached two-bay three-storey house, built 1832, with shared single-bay single-storey pedimented projecting open porch to right ground floor, and single-bay three-storey shallow return to east. Reroofed, c.1925. Now in use as offices. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) roof part behind parapet (hipped to return; gabled (shared) to porch) with replacement artificial slate, c.1925, clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with cut-limestone stepped parapet having bas-relief panel, limestone ashlar walls to porch having tapered pilasters supporting frieze, and moulded surround to shared pediment. Camber-headed window opening to ground floor in tripartite arrangement with square-headed window openings to remainder (in bipartite arrangement to first floor; round-headed window opening to return) having cut-stone sills, six-over-six timber sash window to tripartite opening having two-over-two sidelights, four-over-four timber sash windows to bipartite openings, and two-over-two timber sash windows to remainder. Elliptical-headed opening to open porch with cut-limestone step, chamfered reveals, and no fittings. Square-headed door opening to house with carved cut-limestone architrave, and glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Road fronted with sections of iron railings to front on limestone ashlar plinth having foliate finials.(ii) Attached three-bay two-storey coach house, built 1832, to east on an L-shaped plan with single-bay two-storey linking bay to west. Reroofed, c.1925. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) roof on an L-shaped plan with replacement artificial slate, c.1925, clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond (shared) chimney stack, rooflights, pre-2001, and iron rainwater goods on cut-stone eaves. Painted roughcast walls with exposed random rubble stone construction to side (north) elevation. Square-headed window openings in camber-headed recesses with cut-stone sills, and three-over-three timber sash windows having some timber casement windows.

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