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Pair of terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former houses, dated 1825, built as part of terrace of three, now in use as apartments. M-profile pitched slate roof, having chimneystacks on party walls. Granite coping to parapet dated ‘MDCCCXXV’, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond to front (east) elevation, channelled rusticated rendered ground floor, plinth course to basement, and lined-and-ruled rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings with red brick voussoirs, having timber sash windows and cut granite sills. One-over-one panes to no.54, two-over-two pane and three-over-three pane to no.55. Timber-framed tripartite windows to ground floor, that to no.54 having one-over-one pane timber sash window flanked by two-over-two panes, with overlights with ornate tracery. One-over-one pane timber sash window to no.55, flanked by fixed timber sidelights, plain overlights. Elliptical-headed door openings, each with painted masonry surround with engaged Ionic columns, timber panelled door and plain overlight. Granite platform and steps. Cast-iron railings on carved granite plinth, continuing to enclose basement area, having matching gate to no.54 and later gate to no.55. Stone steps to basement of no.55, replacement steel steps to basement of no.54.

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