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Heart House — Eccles Street

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Heart House — Eccles Street
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Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former house, built c.1780, now in use as healthcare clinic. M-profile pitched roofs having parapet with granite capping to front (north) elevation. Brown brick chimneystack. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Cut granite plinth course over rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings having painted masonry sills. Two-over-two pane timber sash windows to third floor, six-over-six pane timber sash windows to second, first and ground floors. Three-over-three pane timber sash windows to basement. Round-headed door opening having carved door surround with engaged Ionic columns supporting a fluted frieze. Cobweb fanlight. Timber panelled door. Granite steps to entrance platform. Cast-iron railings on granite plinth wall having decorative newel posts. Basement area enclosed from pavement by granite plinth wall with cast-iron railings. Square-headed door opening to basement having recent glazed timber door.

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