Westport Quay Custom House

Detached seven-bay two-storey custom house, designed 1820, on a rectangular plan with two-bay two-storey side elevations. In use, 1911. Renovated, 1999, to accommodate alternative use. Replacement hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having cut-limestone stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, slightly sproketed eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls (ground floor) with cut-limestone stringcourse; replacement rendered surface finish (first floor). Segmental-headed central door opening with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing replacement glazed timber double doors having overlight. Segmental-headed flanking window openings remodelled with cut-limestone surrounds including dragged cut-limestone archivolts framing timber casement windows having fanlights. Pair of segmental-headed door openings remodelled with cut-limestone surrounds including dragged cut-limestone archivolts framing replacement glazed timber double doors having overlights. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior remodelled, 1999. Street fronted on a corner site with flagged footpath to front having cut-limestone kerbing.