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Terraced two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c.1770, having recent addition to rear (north-east) elevation. Now in use as offices. U-plan hipped slate roof concealed behind red brick parapet with granite coping, rendered chimneystacks. Repointed red brick, laid in Flemish bond, to wall to front (south-west) elevation, carved granite plinth course over smooth rendered walls to basement, smooth rendered wall to rear. Square-headed window openings with raised render reveals, masonry sills, decorative cast-iron balconettes to first floor, and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Some six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, and some replacement windows, to rear. Round-headed door opening having moulded masonry surround, masonry Doric-columns, entablature with marigold details and fluting to cornice, plain fanlight, and timber panelled door. Wrought-iron railings having matching gate and square-profile open-work piers on carved granite plinth wall enclosing basement area. Set back from Clare Street, approached by granite step with cast-iron bootscrapes.

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