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The Red House — North Main Street

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The Red House — North Main Street
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Detached seven-bay two-storey over basement house, built 1703, having central three-bay pedimented breakfront. Hipped slate roof having dormer windows, brick chimneystacks, terracotta ridge crestings, finials and heavy timber cornice with ornate brackets. Terracotta finials to pediment and dormer windows. Painted brick walls having limestone quoins and string course. Square-headed openings with nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to dormer windows having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to basement windows having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Oculus to pediment having ornate, fixed glazed window. Round-headed carved limestone surround to entrance with ornate consoles having square-headed half-glazed timber panelled door. Flight of limestone steps to entrance. Sweeping brick and render ramps to entrance with painted cast-iron railings. Pair of square profile ashlar limestone piers having double leaf cast-iron, spear-headed gates. Cut limestone steps to gates. Painted brick walls with cast-iron, spear-headed railings.

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