house — Catherine Street

Terraced two-bay three-storey over basement rendered house, built c. 1850, with a round-arched doorcase and partially enclosed front site basement area. M-profile pitched roof behind parapet wall; red brick chimneystacks to south party wall, rebuilt, c. 1960 to rear. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled and lined rendered front elevation; plat band delineates parapet level which is surmounted by a limestone coping. Exposed red brick to south-facing side elevation to rear. Square-headed window openings, plain render reveals, moulded sill course at first floor level, plain limestone sills elsewhere, and original six-over-six timber sash windows with segmental-horns. Cast-iron Adamesque balconettes to first floor level. Round-arched door opening having plain rendered reveals, and inset doorcase comprising: flat-panelled uprights with fluted console brackets having central beaded motif, joined by plain lintel cornice, original flat-panelled timber door with horizontal central panel. Spoked timber fanlight. Limestone slab front door platform on a level with the public pavement, flanked on one side by limestone plinth walls supporting wrought-iron railings with spearhead finials and cast-iron gate posts with pineapple finials, returning (partially intact) to enclose the now covered over front site basement area.