house — Dawson Street

Attached two-bay four-storey former house, built c. 1720 as middle-of-terrace of three (Nos. 51A-51C), remodelled c. 1830, and having projecting replacement timber quadrant shopfront to ground floor; partly abutted to rear. Now in use as commercial premises. Pitched slate roof, running perpendicular to street behind high parapet wall, with clay ridge tiles. Painted ruled-and-lined smooth render to upper floors, with granite frieze, cornice and blocking course to parapet, channelled smooth render to ground floor beneath continuous moulded first floor sill course. Square-headed window openings to upper floors with painted masonry sills to second and third floors, decorative cast-iron balconies to first floor, and timber six-over-six pane sliding sash windows diminishing in height towards top. Doorway to south appears to serve both Nos. 51A and 51B Dawson Street, with timber four-panel door set in doorcase having slender moulded pilasters carrying decorative consoles with moulded cornice transom, and with plain overlight. Approached by granite steps and landing with flanking plinth walls carrying decorative cast-iron balustrades terminating at pavement in decorative cast-iron lamp standards on square cast-iron decorative bases on stone plinth.