house — Mountjoy Square West

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over exposed basement, built c.1800. Now in multiple occupancy. Replacement raised pie-ended roof with slate pitch to front and rear behind parapet wall with granite coping and cast-iron hopper and downpipe breaking through to south. Stepped brick chimneystacks with clay pots to both party walls. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond, recently re-pointed with moulded granite plinth course over rendered basement walls. Cement rendered walls to the rear elevation. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings with patent rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to lower floors and three-over-three pane to top floor. Replacement iron balconettes to first floor and granite surrounds to basement windows. Pair of round-headed stair hall windows to rear elevation with timber sliding sash windows. Gauged brick round-arched door opening with moulded stucco surround and painted stone Ionic doorcase. Replacement timber paneled door flanked by engaged Ionic columns on plinth bases, slender sidelights and quarter engaged Ionic pilasters supporting stepped and fluted lintel cornice and replacement fanlight. Door opens onto granite platform and three granite steps bridging basement. Platform and basement enclosed by replacement iron railings on moulded granite plinth wall. Replacement iron gate providing access to basement via steel steps. Rear site developed along with No. 61.