house — Mountjoy Square North

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1792, now in use as offices, having full-height bowed bay and two-storey return terminating in pentagonal bay to rear (north) elevation. Double-pile slate roof, hipped to west to front (south) elevation, with two hipped projections set perpendicular to rear. Shared brown brick chimneystack having clay pots to east party wall, hidden behind rendered parapet wall with granite coping. Replacement rainwater goods to west of façade. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls having channelled quoins to granite plinth course over painted rendered wall to basement. Red brick laid in Flemish Bond to rear, rebuilt from third floor sill level upwards with machine-made brown brick. Rendered walls to return. Flat-arch window openings having flush reveals, granite sills and replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to front and rear, replacement uPVC windows to top floor. Painted granite block-and-start architrave surround to basement window. Gauged brick round-headed window opening to second floor stairwell to rear, with timber sliding sash window. Round-headed door opening with rendered reveal and painted stone Ionic doorcase, and having 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, and replacement fanlight. Door opens onto granite platform with three 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. Granite steps and railings to basement. Recent timber door under entrance platform.