house — Saint Alphonsus Terrace

End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey over basement red brick and limestone house, built in 1892, with an arched opening leading to recessed entrance porch, a two-storey three-sided canted bay window to side elevation, and a two-storey over basement return. Hipped artificial slate roof to house and return. Three red brick chimneystacks, one to party wall, and one each of side and rear elevation with stringcourses and octagonal and plain clay pots. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Squared and coursed limestone basement elevation and part of rear elevation, with limestone ashlar plinth course delineating ground floor level. Non-facing red brick to breakfront window on front basement elevation. Red brick-faced walls elsewhere, laid in English garden wall bond, with moulded red brick dog-tooth course delineating first floor level and corbelled brick eaves course. Square-headed window openings, red brick flat arch, reveals, and limestone sills surrounding replacement uPVC windows. Original one-over-one timber sash windows to basement level and return. Front elevation window at ground and basement level breaks forward slightly from elevation. Tooled limestone facing to basement level of bay window, red brick above, with continuous sill course and red brick eaves detailing. Round-arch porch opening with moulded brick surround and reveals, arrived at by a flight of limestone steps flanked by red brick-faced plinth wall with limestone ashlar coping. Tiled entrance porch floor. Tripartite timber doorcase comprising two-pane side lights over panelled timber bases, and margin-paned coloured glass overlight. Raised and fielded panelled timber door with stop-chamfer detailing. Brass door furniture. Site enclosed by squared rubble limestone plinth wall with ashlar limestone coping and chamfered corner pier, supporting cast-iron railings. Two pedestrian entrances with cast-iron rail posts support cast-iron pedestrian gate. Sheet metal gate held by limestone ashlar piers gives additional access to the rear site. Rear site access lane with rubble limestone boundary wall and plank timber gate set in brick-framed opening.