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Terraced three-bay three-storey house over raised basement, built c.1810. Now in use as apartments. One of terrace of four. Pitched slate roof behind parapet with granite coping, corbelled brown brick chimneystack with yellow clay pots. No visible rainwater goods. Brown brick walling laid down in Flemish bond, granite plinth course, rendered wall to basement area. Gauged flat-arched window openings with patent rendered reveals, painted sills, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows without horns, with replacement timber-framed window to ground floor west. Segmental-headed door opening with stone surround. Painted timber door with twelve recessed panels and brass door furniture. Door flanked by engaged Ionic columns supporting fluted frieze and stepped cornice with decorative leaded fanlight. Accessed via concrete platform with three granite steps, bridging basement, flanked by concrete walls. Area bounded by low granite wall surmounted by wrought-iron railings with spike finials.

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