Corraun House — The Crescent

Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement brick townhouse, built c. 1820, with a front railed basement area and a stone building to rear. M–profile artificial slate roof with a rendered chimneystack to both party walls. Red brick façade and rear elevation laid in Flemish bond with cement pointing both terminating in rebuilt parapet wall with stone coping, with a limestone plinth course at ground floor level of front elevation, above squared limestone ashlar basement wall with stone voussiors to openings. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings with rendered reveals, painted and unpainted, painted stone sills and uPVC windows throughout. Wyatt window openings and two round-arched stair hall windows to rear. Decorative cast-iron balconettes enriched by palmette detailing to first floor. Gauged brick three-centred arch door opening with inset tripartite doorcase comprising: three-quarters engaged Composite columns, and quarter pilasters supporting a stepped fluted entablature and webbed fanlight with lead enrichments above timber-panelled door flanked by original decorative sidelights with lead enrichments. Door opens onto limestone steps and platform with wrought-iron bootscraper. Five steps are flanked by replica steel railings on limestone plinth which returns to enclose basement with a steel gate and steps giving access. Glazed uPVC doors beneath steps provides access to basement. Limestone rubble single-storey former mews building to rear with steel roller door and sheet metal roof. Rear gate gives access to rear for car parking.