house — Upper Abbey Street

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1750, now in use as offices. Single-pitch slate roof, hipped to east, hidden behind parapet wall, with rendered chimneystack. Two cast-iron rainwater hoppers with downpipes, breaking through parapet on south elevation. Painted ruled-and-lined rendered walls to front (south) elevation having granite coping to parapet. Round-headed integral carriage arch to ground floor with block-and-start surround to east on front elevation. Square-headed window openings to third, second, first, ground floor and basement, having rendered and painted reveals and granite sills. Original timber sliding sash windows throughout, three-over-three pane to third floor, six-over-six to second floor, nine-over-six to first floor, eight-over-eight to centre of ground floor, and three-pane window to basement. Carved Portland stone door surround having channelled pilasters supporting entablature of an open pediment on console brackets surrounding round-headed cobweb fanlight. Painted replacement timber ten-panel door having replacement brass door furniture. Six replacement granite steps in Portland stone surround to granite entrance platform having replacement cast-iron railings. Concrete paving having granite kerbing to south of site.