Dublin Chamber of Commerce — Clare Street

Terraced two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c.1770, having return to rear (north-east) elevation, with extension added c.1950. Subsequently refaced, now in use as offices. M-profile pitched slate roof concealed behind red brick parapet having cut granite coping, brown brick and rendered chimneystacks with some clay pots. Red brick, laid in Flemish bond, to front (south-west) elevation, carved granite plinth course over rendered walls to basement, brass name plaque to wall to front, smooth rendered wall to rear. Square-headed window openings with raised render reveals, masonry sills, some cast-iron balconettes, one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and Wyatt sash window. Round-headed door opening with moulded masonry surround, masonry Ionic entablature having wreath details to fascia, leaded fanlight with batwing and marigold glazing bars, and timber panelled door with brass fittings. Wrought-iron railings having square-profile open-work cast-iron piers and decorative cast-iron panels on ashlar granite plinth wall enclosing basement area. Set back from Clare Street, approached by nosed granite step with cast-iron bootscrape.