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The Basin Club — Blessington Street

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The Basin Club — Blessington Street
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End-of-terrace pair of terraced two-bay three-storey over basement former houses, built c.1800, attached on east side by adjoining terrace. Two-storey extension to west elevation of no.40. Now in use as flats and offices. Hipped M-profile roofs having continuous parapet to front (north) elevation with cut granite capping. Stepped rendered chimneystacks having clay chimneypots. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond having cut granite plinth course over rendered walls to basement level. Recent red brick to parapet. Rendered wall to west elevation over rubble limestone wall. Square-headed window openings having rendered reveals and cut granite sills, some painted. Cast-iron balconettes to no.39 first floor windows. Six-over-six pane timber sash windows, three-over-three pane timber sash window to basement of no.40, replacement uPVC window to basement of no.39. UPVC window to first floor of side elevation. Round-arched door openings, each having painted masonry surround and plain fanlight. Timber panelled doors. Concrete steps to entrance platforms having metal railings. Basement areas enclosed from pavement level by cut granite plinth wall with metal railings. Access from pavement level to basement areas by recent concrete stairs and metal gates. Cast-iron coal-hole covers set in granite paving to front.

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