house — Catherine Street

Terraced two-bay three-storey over basement rendered house, built c. 1850, distinguished by a channel rusticated ground floor level and round arch doorcase. Pitched roof behind parapet wall altered to rear span to accommodate additional floor level; rendered chimneystacks to party walls. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled and lined rendered front elevation with channel rusticated finish to ground floor level terminating at first floor level with a moulded stringcourse; plat band delineates parapet level and is surmounted by a limestone coping. Square-headed window openings, moulded render architrave, continuous sill course to first floor level, limestone sills to upper floors, and original six-over-six timber sash windows. Cast-iron Adamesque balconettes to first floor level. Round-arched door opening to channel rusticated ground floor integrating keystones, plain rendered reveals, and inset doorcase comprising: flat-panelled uprights with foliate console brackets joined by plain lintel cornice, original flat-panelled timber door with horizontal central panel. Spoked lead detailed fanlight with webbed motif approaching convergance of spokes. Limestone slab front door platform on a level with the public pavement, flanked by limestone plinth walls supporting wrought-iron railings with spearhead finials and cast-iron gate posts with pineapple finials, returning to enclose front site basement area. Original gate integrated to railings giving access to steel stairs, c. 1980.