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Semi-detached two-bay two-storey house, built 1923, on a square plan. Refenestrated, ----. One of a pair. Pitched diagonal fibre-cement slate roof with ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks having stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on concrete cornice on "Cavetto"-detailed consoles on concrete stringcourse retaining cast-iron downpipe. Tuck pointed snecked "Old Red Sandstone" walls on concrete chamfered plinth with rusticated concrete quoins to corners. Round-headed door opening approached by two concrete steps, concrete block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings (first floor) including paired square-headed window openings (west) with concrete sills, and concrete block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing replacement aluminium casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Set back from line of street on a slightly elevated site with cast-iron colonette piers to perimeter having ball finial-topped polygonal capping supporting wrought iron gate.

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