house — The Diamond

Attached mid-terrace five-bay three-storey house, built c. 1810, having central single-bay three-storey return to the rear (north). Possibly formerly in use as a police barracks c. 1850. One of a group of four (originally seven or eight buildings) along with neighbours to the east (see 40840016 - 17) and its neighbour to the west (see 40840019). Pitched artificial slate roof with projecting cut stone eaves course, and with smooth rendered chimneystacks to either gable end. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered block quoins to the corners of the front elevation. Square-headed window openings with replacement windows. Central square-headed doorway to the main elevation having replacement door. Set slightly back from street to the north side of The Diamond, to the centre of Castlefinn, with small enclosed yards to the front having hooped wrought-iron railings, and a pair of hooped wrought-iron gates to doorway. Detached two-storey former coach house and outbuilding to the rear (north) having pitched corrugate metal roof, rubble stone walls, square-headed window openings with brick surrounds, stone sills, and remains of timber sliding sash and replacement timber windows, and with segmental-headed carriage arch having roughly dressed stone voussoirs to arch. Large enclosed garden to the rear having cast-iron vent pipe, and with rubble stone boundary walls to rear of site.