house — South Frederick Street

Corner-sited four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1740, having three-bay ground floor, two-bay upper floors, and three-bay rear elevation with lower canted-plan return to rear and later additions. Now in use as hotel. Doorcase and gable replaced c. 1830. Flat roof behind masonry parapet to front, with replacement uPVC rainwater goods, and flat lead-lined roofs to returns. Flemish bond red brick walling to upper floors, painted ruled-and-lined rendered basement, top floor rebuilt in machine-made brick, south elevation abutted by brick reinforcing wall of c. 1980, and painted smooth rendered walls to rear. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, having patent reveals, painted masonry sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows with horns, one-over-one pane to ground and first floors, six-over-six pane to second floor and three-over-three pane to top floor, with some replacement uPVC to rear. Segmental-headed doorcase with projecting pole-moulded rendered linings, Ionic columns supporting panelled entablature, tripartite fanlight and replacement timber panelled door. Sandstone-paved entrance platform accessed by shallow step from street level, with cast-iron boot-scrape. Entrance and basement area enclosed by wrought-iron railings with decorative cast-iron posts, on painted stone plinths. Recent glazed timber door to basement beneath entrance platform, accessed via masonry steps and later decorative entry gate. Rear plot bounded by recent brick wall that forms part of reinforcing south wall.