house — Fitzwilliam Street Lower

Attached two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1780, having two-storey flat-roofed return to rear. Now in use as offices. M-profile slate roof, hipped to north end and pitched to south, behind parapet with granite coping. Shouldered rendered chimneystacks to south party wall with clay pots; concealed rainwater goods. Flemish bond brown brick walling on painted masonry plinth over painted ruled-and-lined rendered basement walling. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, with patent reveals and painted masonry sills. Timber sliding sash windows, ten-over-ten pane to ground floor without horns, replacement three-over-three pane to top floor with horns, six-over-six pane elsewhere without horns, uPVC to basement, latter with steel grilles; rear elevation has round-headed stairs window, and variety of window frames. Round-headed principal entrance with painted masonry doorcase, moulded render surround, cornice and fluted frieze with rosettes over Adamesque Ionic columns, plain fanlight and eight-panel raised-and fielded-timber door with brass furniture. Recent ceramic tile entrance platform with two granite steps. uPVC door and window to basement beneath entrance platform, accessed by modern steel steps; diamond black and orange tiles to basement floor. Basement area enclosed by wrought-iron railings with decorative cast-iron posts on painted moulded granite plinth. Yard to rear of plot. Cast-iron coal-hole cover to pavement.