house — Eccles Street

Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement house, built c.1790, having full-height bow to rear elevation. Hipped and pitched complex-plan roof having parapet with granite capping to front (north) elevation. Rendered chimneystacks to east party wall. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond, rendered parapet and gables. Painted cut granite plinth course over lined-and-ruled rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings having patent reveals and granite sills. Timber sash windows. Wrought-iron balconettes to first floor. Three-over-three panes to third floor, six-over-six panes to second floor and basement, nine-over-nine panes to first floor, one-over-one pane with margin lights to ground floor. Round-headed door opening having painted masonry surround with engaged Ionic columns supporting fluted frieze with paterae. Cobweb fanlight. Timber panelled door. Granite steps to entrance platform. Cast-iron railings on granite plinth wall to steps having remains of lamp-stands to corners. Basement area enclosed from pavement by granite plinth wall with cast-iron railings, recent metal gates. Square-headed door opening to basement having recent timber door. Square-headed openings to under pavement stores. Granite paving to external basement area. Two cast-iron coal-hole covers to granite paving in front of structure.