house — Mountjoy Square West

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over exposed basement, built c.1800. Now in multiple occupancy. M-profile slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to south party wall. Roof hidden behind rebuilt parapet wall with granite coping and cast-iron hopper and downpipe breaking through to north end. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond rebuilt to top floor with steel tie-plates. Cement rendered rear elevation abutted by full-height return. Moulded granite plinth course above coursed granite ashlar basement walls. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings with patent rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows (original panelled shutters visible), six-over-six pane to lower floors and three-over-three pane to top floor. Decorative iron balconettes to first floor, wrought-iron window guards to second floor and wrought-iron grilles to basement. Gauged brick round-headed door opening with advanced painted masonry Ionic doorcase. Original timber door with eight raised-and-fielded panels flanked by pilasters and fluted Ionic columns supporting cornice with spoked timber fanlight. Door opens onto granite platform and four granite steps bridging basement. Platform and basement enclosed by original wrought-iron railings and cast-iron corner posts set on moulded granite plinth walls. Matching iron gate provides access to basement via steel steps.