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house — The Octagon

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Terraced five-bay two-storey house, extant 1799, on a cranked L-shaped plan with single-bay two-storey side (east) elevation. Renovated with replacement shopfronts inserted to ground floor. Replacement pitched and hipped artificial slate roof on a cranked L-shaped plan with ridge tiles terminating in cement rendered chimney stacks having stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows having exposed sash boxes. Street fronted on a corner site with concrete footpath to front having cut-limestone kerbing.

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