house — Mountjoy Square North

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built, c.1792, as one of pair with No. 3 Now in multiple occupancy. Double-pile slate roof, pitched to front with two hipped projections set perpendicular to rear, having red brick chimneystack to east party wall, rendered chimneystack to west party wall with clay pots throughout, hidden behind red brick parapet wall having moulded granite coping. Cast-iron rainwater goods to front (south) elevation. Red brick wall laid in Flemish Bond with flush pointing to moulded granite plinth course over granite ashlar wall to basement level. Gauged brick flat-arch window openings with patent rendered reveals, painted granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane and eight-over-eight pane to basement with steel grilles, opening to west blocked, and one-over-one pane elsewhere. Rebuilt heads to first, second and third floors. Gauged brick round-arched door opening having rendered reveal and painted stone Ionic doorcase. Original raised-and-fielded timber panelled door flanked by engaged Ionic columns, plain glazed sidelights and quarter engaged responding Ionic pilasters supporting fluted stepped lintel cornice and plain fanlight with fluted surround. Door opens onto granite platform with cast-iron bootscrapers and five granite steps bridging basement. Platform and basement enclosed by original wrought-iron railings and cast-iron corner posts set on granite plinth wall to street with matching iron gate providing basement access. Concrete steps having metal railings to basement.