house — Main Street South

Terraced three-bay three-storey over basement house, extant 1840, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, ----, with replacement shopfront inserted to ground floor. One of a pair. Pitched and hipped (M-profile) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack (north) having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hopper and downpipe. Rendered, ruled and lined wall to front (west) elevation with rusticated rendered piers to ends; rendered surface finish (remainder). Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (top floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Interior including (upper floors): remains of staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landings 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 reveals or shutters. Interior undergoing reconstruction, 2006, retaining staircase with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister; and (upper floors): carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to some window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front having cut-granite kerbing.