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Corner-sited attached four-bay three-storey house over basement, built c.1800, having return to rear (north) elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof, rendered chimneystacks, rendered coping, recent dormer windows, rendered parapet walls with granite coping. Rendered walls, painted granite plinth course over rendered wall to basement. Square-headed window openings having render surrounds, painted masonry sills and replacement two-over-two pane timber sash windows. Pedimented render doorcase comprising Doric columns supporting open pediment, moulded lintel cornice forming base for cobweb fanlight over timber panelled door opening onto paved granite platform with four steps to footpath, flanked by wrought-iron railing on granite plinth walls, cast-iron corner posts, railing to west continues around to enclose basement area, matching gate. Granite wheel-stops flanking bottom step. Rendered steps to basement.

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