house — Mountjoy Square North

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over basement, built c.1792, having full-height bay to rear (north) elevation. Now in multiple occupancy. Double-pile slate roof, pitched to front (south) elevation, with two hipped projections set perpendicular to rear. Shared brown brick and rendered chimneystack having clay pots to west party wall, shared rendered chimneystack with clay pots to east party wall, hidden behind red brick parapet wall having granite coping. 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-arch window openings having flush reveals, granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows, original eight-over-eight pane with steel grille and replacement casement window to basement, with granite block-and-start architrave surrounds to both, three-over-three pane to top floor and one-over-one pane to lower floors. Wrought-iron bow balconettes to first floor windows. Square and round-headed window openings to rear having flush reveals, granite sills and replacement timber windows. Round-headed door opening with rendered reveal and painted stone Ionic doorcase, and replacement timber panelled door flanked by engaged Ionic columns, plain glazed sidelights having rosettes over and quarter engaged responding Ionic pilasters supporting stepped fluted lintel cornice, with plain fanlight. Door opens onto granite platform with three nosed 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 having matching iron gate providing basement access. Concrete steps and steel railings to basement. Recent timber door under entrance platform.