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End-of-terrace two-bay four-storey over concealed basement red brick building, built c. 1775, forming one of a terrace of three houses of similar design and patronage, with a fine painted limestone doorcase and channel rusticated ground floor level opening onto a railed front site basement area. Formerly housed the Mechanics' Institute. Pitched artificial slate roof hidden behind parapet wall and red brick chimneystack to west party wall. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond, with limestone coping to parapet wall. Cement re-pointing. Channel rusticated render applied to ground floor level, c. 1900 and smooth rendered basement elevation and east-facing side elevation. Square-headed window openings, with fine rubbed red brick flat arches partially obscured by heavy re-pointing, with limestone ashlar end blocks and stepped keystones, rebuilt brick reveals and profiled limestone sills. uPVC windows throughout. Original square-headed door opening enriched by painted limestone ashlar lugged and kneed architrave doorcase having a limestone threshold step with nosed detail; original distinctive raised and fielded panelled timber door leaf and tripartite overlight. Opening onto limestone front door platform with nosed limestone steps, bridging the front site basement area from which it is enclosed by a limestone plinth wall and replacement wrought-iron railings splaying on a curve before running parallel to the façade. Modern steps accessing front site basement area.
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