house — The Mall

Semi-detached two-bay three-storey townhouse, extant 1895. In alternative use, 1995. For sale, 2007. Disused, 2012. One of a pair. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles terminating in rendered chimney stacks having capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered channelled wall (ground floor) on "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cushion course on rendered plinth with rendered stringcourse; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (upper floors) with rusticated rendered quoins to end; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder). Segmental-headed door opening with dragged cut-limestone step threshold, and rendered surround with pilasters on plinths supporting archivolt framing timber panelled door having overlight. Camber-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills on "Cavetto"-detailed consoles, and moulded rendered surrounds centred on panelled keystones framing replacement one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): entrance hall-cum-staircase hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in turned timber newels, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornices to ceiling; reception room retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and (upper floors): carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front having tooled cut-limestone kerbing.