house — Mountjoy Square North

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1792, having full-height bow to rear (north)elevation. Now in multiple occupancy. Double-pile slate roof, hipped to east to front (south) with two hipped projections set perpendicular to rear and red brick chimneystack having clay pots to west party wall, hidden behind red brick parapet wall with granite coping. Octagonal cast-iron hopper and downpipe to east side of front elevation. Replacement red brick wall laid in Flemish bond with flush pointing to moulded granite plinth course over ruled-and-lined rendered wall to basement. Gauged brick flat-arch window openings with patent rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to lower floors and three-over-three pane to top floor. Cast-iron balconettes to first floor windows. Render architraves and steel grilles to window openings to basement. Gauged brick round-arched door opening having 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. Door opens onto granite platform with cast-iron bootscraper and four fluted granite steps bridging basement. Platform and basement enclosed by original wrought-iron railings and cast-iron corner posts set on fluted granite plinth wall to street with matching iron gate providing basement access. Steel steps having metal railings to basement. Square-headed door and window openings to wall under entrance platform. Pair of cast-iron coal hole covers set in granite flags to pavement to front.