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 west to front (south) elevation, with two hipped projections set perpendicular to rear and red brick chimneystack to east party wall, hidden behind rebuilt red brick parapet wall with granite coping. Red brick wall laid in Flemish Bond having flush pointing, rebuilt above third floor sill level, to moulded granite plinth course over ruled-and-lined rendered wall to basement. Gauged brick flat-arch window openings with brick reveals, granite sills and replacement timber sash windows, six-over-six pane to lower floors and three-over-three pane to top floor. Cast-iron balconettes to first floor window openings, render architraves to basement windows openings. Window opening to west of basement adapted to form door opening. Gauged brick segmental-arched door opening having rendered reveal and painted stone Ionic doorcase, with replacement timber panelled door flanked by engaged Ionic columns supporting fluted lintel cornice and replacement fanlight with moulded masonry surround. Door opens onto granite platform having remnants of cast-iron bootscrapers and five granite steps bridging the basement. Platform and basement enclosed by original wrought-iron railings and cast-iron corner posts set on moulded granite plinth wall to street with matching iron gate providing basement access. Concrete steps having metal railings to basement. Square-headed window opening with replacement timber sash window under entrance platform. Two cast-iron coal hole covers set in granite flags to pavement to front, doors to basement area serving under-pavement stores.