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Dunluce — West Gate

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Dunluce — West Gate
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Detached three- or four-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, extant 1840, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey lower central return (south). Reroofed, ----. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched artificial slate roof (south), clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having cut-granite capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, central rooflight to front (north) pitch, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered "Cavetto" cornice. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered chamfered plinth; slate hung surface finish to side (east) elevation. Segmental-headed central door opening with cut-granite step supporting wrought iron-detailed cast-iron bootscrapers, doorcase with engaged Ionic colonettes on plinths supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on rosette-detailed fluted frieze, and moulded rendered surround framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed (east) or paired square-headed (west) window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing eight-over-eight timber sash windows without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set back from line of street with rendered, ruled and lined boundary wall to perimeter having cut-granite "saddleback" coping supporting wrought iron railings centred on wrought iron gate.

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