house — O'Connell Street

Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement red brick former townhouse, built c. 1825, and distinguished by a three-centred arch doorcase and fanlight. Return to rear. M-profile roof concealed by parapet wall. Large red brick chimneystack to south party wall. Red brick façade and rear elevation, laid in Flemish bond, with cement re-pointing. Limestone ashlar basement elevation with chamfered edge to plinth course at ground floor level. Limestone coping to rebuilt parapet wall with lead damp proof course. Square-headed window openings all with red brick flat arches, patent rendered reveals, limestone sills and original six-over-six timber sash windows to second floor level, replacement six-over-six timber sash windows to ground level, and replacement uPVC windows elsewhere. Square-headed basement window openings with original six-over-six timber sash windows. Round-arched stair hall window opening to rear with original six-over-six timber sash windows with fanlight to upper sash. Red brick three-centred arched door opening, patent rendered reveals and limestone base, with highly elaborate inset tripartite cast render doorcase comprising: half-engaged Composite columns and responding pilasters joined by fluted frieze breaking with forward over pilasters with rosette detailing over orders and centrally-placed over door opening; original leaded glass sidelights with limestone sills over rendered bases and original raised and fielded panelled timber door leaf; original lead detailed webbed fanlight. Limestone flagged front door platform arrived at by a flight of limestone steps flanked by original wrought-iron railings with Neo-classical cast-iron rail posts with pineapple finials. Front site basement area enclosed by limestone plinth wall with wrought-iron railings with cast-iron gate posts having pineapple finials, with integrated gate opening onto original limestone steps accessing stone flagged basement area. Palisade metal fencing encloses hard surface rear site. Square cast-iron coal hole cover set in limestone flag to front site pavement.