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The Light House — Pearse Street

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The Light House — Pearse Street
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Corner-sited end-of-terrace two-bay three-storey over basement former house, built c.1820, now used as community services centre. M-profile pitched slate roof hidden behind rebuilt red brick parapet with granite coping, brown brick chimneystack having clay pots. Red brick, laid in Flemish bond to upper floors to front (south) elevation, moulded render fascia over smooth render to ground floor and basement, roughcast render to side (east) elevation, yellow brick, laid in Flemish bond, and uncoursed limestone to ground floor to side. Square-headed window openings with raised render reveals, granite sills, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first and second floors. Recent square-headed display window to front ground floor. Segmental-headed door opening with moulded masonry surround, plain masonry doorcase, plain fanlight, replacement door and nosed granite steps flanked by wrought-iron railings on rendered plinth walls, returning to enclose basement area. Door opening to basement beneath door approach. Square-headed door opening to side. Located towards west end and to north side of Pearse Street.

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