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Attached two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1755, altered c. 1820. Now in office use. M-profile roof, hipped to south end, with brown brick chimneystack to north shared with No. 15 and partially rebuilt and having replacement clay pots. Refaced brick parapet with granite coping, parapet gutters, and uPVC downpipe. Flemish bond red brick walling with granite plinth course over painted smooth rendered basement walling. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, having painted masonry sills, patent reveals, brick voussoirs (replacement to top floor), and timber sliding sash windows with angled horns, six-over-six pane to basement, ground and second floors, nine-over-nine pane to first floor and three-over-three pane to top floor; iron grille to basement openings; apparently timber sash to rear. Round-headed door opening with ovolo-moulded reveal, painted masonry doorcase comprising slender engaged Ionic columns, respond quarter-pilasters, stepped entablature with fluted frieze, ornate petal fanlight, diamond-motif sidelights and twelve-panel timber door with recent brass furniture. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot-scrape and three steps to street. Basement area bounded by wrought-iron railings with decorative cast-iron corner posts on moulded granite plinth.

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