house — Parnell Square West

Terraced two-bay four-storey house over exposed basement, built in period 1763-73. Now in use as offices. Replacement single-span pitched slate roof with large rendered chimneystack with clay pots to south party wall. Roof hidden behind parapet wall with granite coping and shared cast-iron hopper and downpipe breaking through to south. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls to chamfered granite plinth course over rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, having replacement timber sliding sash windows to ground and second floors, one-over-one pane to former and six-over-six pane to latter, and replacement timber windows to other floors. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door, set within painted stone Doric doorcase comprising Doric pilasters with entasis, supporting stepped lintel cornice with entablature blocks to open-bed pediment housing plain fanlight. Door opens onto concrete platform and single granite step bridging basement. Platform and basement area enclosed by wrought-iron railings on moulded granite plinth wall with concrete repairs and replacement metal gates enclosing platform to street. Matching gate gives basement access via steel steps. No rear access.