house — Parnell Square North

End-of-terrace three-bay four-storey house over exposed basement, built c.1760, as part of terrace to west of Charlemont House, formerly used as school. Vacant at time of survey. Having principal elevation to west with canted entrance bay and bow-fronted bay addressing Granby Row. Pitched and hipped slate roofs, hipped to west and faceted over bowed and canted bays. Red brick parapet walls having squared granite coping. Stepped yellow brick chimneystacks with moulded clay pots along length of party wall, shared with No. 27, and yellow brick chimneystack to rear. Mixed cast-iron and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Flemish bond red brick walls with moulded granite plinth course over rendered basement. Rebuilt parapet wall and window heads to third floor and brick sill bands to first floor. Additional cast-iron hopper and downpipe from plinth course to basement. Diminishing square-headed window openings with gauged brick voussoirs with patent rendered reveals, granite sills and timber sliding sash windows, three-over-three pane to third floor, six-over-six pane elsewhere. Curved sash windows to bow-fronted bays. Round-headed door opening within pedimented stone doorcase to canted entrance bay comprising engaged Doric columns and lintel with split triglyph entablature, surmounted by open-bed pediment housing spoked timber fanlight. Replacement timber panelled door opening onto curved granite platform with cast-iron bootscrapers and stepped approach bridging basement area. Spearheaded cast-iron railings on moulded granite plinth enclosing basement area having wrought-iron ornamental corner piers with gate to corner of Granby Row.