house — James' Street

Terraced five-bay two-storey over part raised basement townhouse, extant 1838, on a rectangular plan. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1921, to accommodate alternative use. "Repaired", 1930. Closed, 1989. "Restored", ----, to accommodate alternative use. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cement rendered chimney stacks having stepped capping, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron hopper and downpipe. Rendered channelled wall (ground floor) with moulded rendered stringcourse; roughcast surface finish (upper floors); rendered surface finish (remainder). Remodelled hipped square-headed central door opening approached by platform of three tooled cut-limestone steps with timber mullions on tooled cut-limestone step threshold supporting timber transom, and moulded rendered surround framing glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights below overlight. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement six-over-six (first floor) or three-over-three (top floor) timber sash windows. Street fronted with wrought iron railings to perimeter.