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Terraced two-bay three-storey house over exposed basement, built c.1830. Now converted into flats. M-profile pitched slate roof concealed behind parapet wall with granite coping, having rendered chimneystacks to north with clay pots. Cast-iron hopper breaking through parapet wall and cast-iron downpipe. Yellow brick walls laid in Flemish bond on granite plinth course above rendered basement. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings, flush rendered reveals, painted masonry sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows; eight-over-eightpane to ground level, six-over-six pane to upper floors and replacement uPVC to basement. Three-centred brick arched door opening with projecting moulded masonry surround and painted masonry Ionic doorcase, having replacement timber panelled door flanked by engaged Ionic columns on plinth bases supporting panelled lintel cornice and bipartite fanlight. Door opens onto sloping granite-flagged platform with wrought-iron bootscraper, bridging basement area, enclosed by original wrought-iron railings and opening onto pavement via single granite step. Basement area enclosed by wrought-iron railing on granite plinth wall with matching gate. Steel steps to basement with square-headed door opening and timber panelled door.

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