house — Richmond Street North

Terraced two-bay three-storey former house over basement, built c.1820. Now in use as flats. M-profile roof with smooth-rendered chimneystacks over party walls to north and south ends, having clay chimney pots and with replacement uPVC rainwater goods, behind parapet wall. Brick facade, laid in Flemish bond, with granite coping to parapet and having rendered walling and granite string course to basement level. Smooth render to rear elevation. Square-headed window openings with rendered reveals, painted granite sills and replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns. Round-headed stair window openings to rear elevation with timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed entrance opening to facade with rendered reveals, replacement timber doorcase with columns and fluted frieze to hood cornice, replacement panelled door and spoked fanlight. Door opens to granite platform, which spans basement well, with cast-iron boot scraper and steps. Painted granite plinth wall with wrought-iron railings encloses basement well. Steel steps with handrail descend basement. Square-headed door opening to basement with glazed and panelled timber door. Sheet steel door opens to coal cellar beneath pavement from basement well. Two granite flagstones with cast-iron coal-hole covers to pavement. Rear site accessed through steel gate from cobbled laneway.