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Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Mater Hospital — Eccles Street

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Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Mater Hospital — Eccles Street
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Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement former house, built c.1790, now in healthcare use. Pitched roof having parapet with granite capping to front (north) elevation. Brown brick chimneystack, partly rendered, shared with property to west. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond, recent red brick to parapet. Cut granite plinth course over rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings having patent reveals and granite sills. One-over-one pane timber sash windows. Round-arched door opening having painted masonry surround with engaged Ionic columns and respondent pilasters supporting fluted frieze with paterae and garlands. Cobweb fanlight, diamond pattern sidelights. Timber panelled door. Granite steps to entrance platform. Cast-iron railings on granite plinth to steps. Basement area enclosed from pavement by granite plinth wall with cast-iron railings. Square-headed door opening to basement having uPVC door. Two square-headed door openings to basement area to under pavement stores having timber battened doors. Three cast-iron coal-hole covers to granite paving in front of structure.

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