house — Harold's Cross Road

Semi-detached pair of two-bay two-storey houses, built c.1885, having shared projecting central bay to front (west) elevation with catslide roof, recessed entrance bay to either side, and shared return to rear (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof having central polychrome brick chimneystack, terracotta ridge tiles, recent rooflights, carved timber barge boards, cast-iron rainwater goods and dentillated moulded brick eaves course. Brown brick laid in English garden wall bond having moulded red brick string courses to first and second floors, red brick continuous sill course to first floor, and moulded red brick plinth course. Moulded dentillated brick cornice over second floor openings to recessed bays. Square-headed window openings having moulded brick voussoirs and keystones, two-over-two pane timber sash windows to No.75, replacement uPVC windows to No.77, and granite sills. Paired round-headed window openings to entrance bay to first floor, having moulded brick surrounds and keystones, timber sash windows with leaded lights, carved timber balcony having balustrade and decorative apron, supported on carved consoles. Oculi over paired windows, having brick surrounds and keystones, with timber louvered vents to No.75, and window to No.77. Square-headed door openings, with stepped brick piers having moulded brick capitals, moulded brick segmental-headed hood mouldings, timber panelled doors with leaded glazed panels, timber doorcases having decorative carved cornices, and leaded overlights. Granite steps with cast-iron bootscrapes leading to doors. Cast-iron railings dividing gardens to front with cast-iron pedestrian gates to front having matching railings on carved granite plinths, with square-profile polychrome brick pier to south.