house — George's Street Lower

Terraced three-bay three-storey townhouse, extant 1840, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, ----, to accommodate alternative use. For sale, 2005. One of a pair. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack having stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slate flagged rendered red brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron hopper and downpipe. Fine roughcast walls with rusticated rendered piers to ends. Round- or segmental-headed door opening (south) with step supporting wrought iron bootscraper, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Interior including (ground floor): hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber doors, moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in turned timber newels, and timber surrounds to door openings to landings framing timber doors; reception room (north) retaining timber surround to door opening framing timber door with timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber doors with timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front.