house — Parnell Square North

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over exposed basement, built 1763-4, as part of terrace to west of Charlemont House, formerly used as school. No. 24 stepped forward from adjoining property No. 25, and aligned with adjoining property No. 23. Altered roof with stepped brown brick chimneystacks and moulded clay pots along length of both party walls, shared with Nos. 23 and 25 behind rebuilt discontinuous parapet with granite coping. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond to granite block course and moulded granite plinth course above rendered basement level. Cast-iron hopper breaking through below third floor windows to west with cast-iron downpipe. Gauged flat-arched window openings with painted patent reveals, painted granite sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows throughout, those to basement with flush reveals and now blocked up. Decorative cast-iron balconettes to first floor windows. Round-headed door opening with painted stone doorcase with original painted ten-panel timber door flanked by engaged Roman Doric columns, on plinth blocks, supporting open pediment. Plain fanlight in moulded surround, on moulded lintel. Door opens onto granite platform and four granite steps bridging basement, enclosed to either side by original arrow-headed wrought-iron railing on moulded granite plinth walls and wrought-iron ornamental corner piers on moulded granite bases, returning to west to enclose basement area accessed by matching gate. Door opening with flush reveals to basement, now blocked up.