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Terraced two-bay two-storey over basement red brick and limestone house, built in 1892, having an arched opening leading to recessed entrance porch, a shallow breakfront window bay at ground and basement level, and a two-storey over basement return. Hipped artificial slate roof to house and return, with roof light to front span, c. 1990. Red brick chimneystacks to party walls, with stringcourses and octagonal and plain clay pots. Replacement metal rainwater goods. Squared and coursed limestone basement and rear elevation, with limestone ashlar plinth course delineating ground floor level. Non-facing red brick to breakfront window on front basement elevation and return elevations. 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 arches, reveals, and limestone sills surrounding one-over-one timber sash windows with cylinder glass (ground floor only). Basement widow sill level dropped to form door opening with uPVC door to veterinary clinic. Round-arched 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 supporting cast-iron railings. Pedestrian entrance with limestone step and cast-iron rail posts support cast-iron gate.

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