Saint Rita — Lower Hartstonge Street

Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement red brick house, built c. 1840. M-profile pitched roof, hidden behind a parapet wall. Shared red brick chimneystack to east party wall. uPVC rainwater goods and plumbing provisions attached to facade. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond with cement re-pointing and limestone coping to parapet wall. Painted rendered basement elevation terminating beneath ground floor sill level. Square-headed window openings, red brick flat arches, patent rendered reveals, painted limestone sills, original three-over-three timber sash windows to third floor level, six-over-six timber sash windows to first and second floor level, and replacement uPVC window to ground floor level. Timber-casement window to segmental-arched opening at basement level. Original historic glass surviving. Wide elliptical-arched door opening, with red brick arch, patent rendered reveals, limestone threshold step, and inset doorcase comprising plain uprights with fluted console brackets supporting lintel architrave, with an original raised and fielded panelled timber door leaf and spoke wheel timber fanlight. Concrete covered front door platform flanked by limestone plinth walls supporting wrought-iron railings with spearhead finials and cast-iron rail posts with urn finials. Railings return to enclose front site basement area.