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Attached two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1780. Now in use as offices. Pitched roof to front, behind rebuilt brick parapet having granite coping with decorative cast-iron handrail, and with concealed rainwater goods; flat roof to rear. Flemish bond buff brick walling over granite plinth course, with painted rendered walling to basement; rendered to rear. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, having brick voussoirs, granite sills and painted rendered reveals. Replacement timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to ground, first and second floors with convex horns, three-over-three pane to top floor and three-over-six pane to basement with iron grilles; apparently timber sash windows to rear, including round-headed stairs windows to east bay. Round-headed door opening with stuccoed doorcase comprising moulded reveals, entablature with keyed frieze over freestanding Ionic columns, leaded cobweb fanlight and replacement twelve-panel timber door with recent brass furniture. Shared granite entrance platform with three steps to street. Basement area enclosed by spear-headed cast-iron railings with decorative corner posts over granite plinth. Recent door to basement area, accessed by concrete steps with decorative iron balustrade. Continuous two-storey structures of slightly varying height to rear of plot at east end.

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