house — Mountjoy Square North

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1792. Now in multiple occupancy. M-profile slate roof, hipped to west to front and rear, shared red brick chimneystack with clay pots to east, hidden behind partly rebuilt red brick parapet wall having granite coping. Red brick wall laid in Flemish bond with flush pointing and cast-iron wall ties to moulded granite plinth course over ruled-and-lined rendered wall to basement. Brown brick finish to rear elevation partially rebuilt in red brick. Gauged brick flat-arch window openings having patent rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to basement, ground and second floors, nine-over-six pane to first floor and three-over-three pane to top floor. Wrought-iron balconettes to first floor windows. Block-and-start granite surrounds and steel grilles to windows to basement. Gauged brick round-arched door opening set within moulded masonry surround with rendered reveal and painted stone Ionic doorcase,with replacement timber panelled door flanked by engaged Ionic columns, leaded sidelights and quarter engaged responding Ionic pilasters supporting fluted stepped lintel cornice and replacement fanlight having fluted surround. Door opens onto granite platform with cast-iron bootscraper and 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 having matching iron gate providing basement access. Steel steps with metal railings to basement. Square-headed door opening having timber battened door to wall under entrance platform.