house — Mountjoy Square North

Terraced two-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1792, having four-storey return to rear (north) elevation. Now in use as offices. Double-pile slate roof, pitched to front (south) elevation, with two hipped projections set perpendicular to rear. Shared brown brick chimneystack having clay pots to west party wall, hidden behind rebuilt red brick parapet wall with granite coping. Cast-iron rainwater goods having round hopper to west of façade. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond with flush pointing to granite plinth course over painted rendered wall to basement. Rendered wall to rear. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings having patent rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows, three-over-three pane to top floor, six-over-six pane to lower floors, and eight-over-eight pane to basement. Cast-iron balconettes to first floor windows, steel grilles to basement windows. Flat-arched window openings to rear with flush reveals, granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows, three-over-three pane to top floor and six-over-six pane to lower floors. Casement windows to return. Gauged brick round-arched door opening having moulded masonry surround and painted stone Ionic doorcase, with original raised-and-fielded timber panelled door flanked by engaged Ionic columns supporting fluted lintel cornice, with elaborate cobweb fanlight. Door opens onto granite platform with four granite steps bridging basement. Platform and basement enclosed by original wrought-iron railings and cast-iron corner posts set on moulded granite plinth wall to street. Recent metal door under entrance platform. Cast-iron coal hole covers to pavement to front.