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Attached two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1810 as middle of terrace of three (Nos. 29-31). Now in commercial office use. Flat-roofed two or three-storey return to rear, abutted by six-bay two-storey addition. M-profile roof, having rebuilt parapet with masonry coping, parapet gutters, cast-iron hopper and downpipe, and rendered chimneystacks with octagonal pots. Flemish bond red brick walling to upper floors and painted channelled rendered walling to ground floor. Square-headed window openings, diminishing to upper floors, with patent reveals, painted masonry sills and brick voussoirs. Timber sliding sash windows with some historic glass, one-over-one pane to ground floor, six-over-six pane to middle floors, three-over-three pane to top floor, and eight-over-eight pane to basement with iron grille fixed; rear has timber sash windows, tripartite to west bay and with round-headed stairs window to east bay. Ornate nineteenth-century cast-iron balconettes to first floor. Round-headed door opening, having moulded reveals, trabeated painted masonry surround with panelled entablature over two-thirds fluted Doric columns, plain fanlight, and eleven-panel timber door with brass furniture. Granite entrance platform bridging basement, with two granite steps to street level. Basement area enclosed by cast-iron railings on painted granite plinth. Yard to rear.

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