house — Mount Street Upper

Attached two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1825 as one of terrace of six (Nos. 27-32), having two-storey return to rear. Now in commercial office use. M-profile pitched slate roof, having parapet with granite coping and parapet gutters, shouldered brick chimneystack with lipped yellow clay pots, and replacement aluminium downpipe. Brown brick walling laid in Flemish bond, rebuilt above top floor window head level, on painted granite plinth course over painted ruled-and-lined rendered basement walling. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, having painted masonry sills, patent reveals and brick voussoirs. Timber sliding sash windows with cavetto horns, three-over-three pane to top floor, ten-over-ten pane to basement, and six-over-six pane elsewhere. Decorative wrought-iron balconettes to first floor, wrought-iron window-guards to second floor and wrought-iron grille to basement. Rear elevation has apparently timber sash windows, three-over-three pane to top floor and eight-over-eight pane below, with round-headed stairs window to west bay. Elliptical-headed door opening with moulded surround and painted masonry doorcase with pro-style fluted Doric columns, plain entablature, decorative peacock's tail fanlight and six-panel timber door with beaded muntin and brass furniture. Granite entrance platform with ornate cast-iron boot-scrape and six bull-nosed steps. Decorative spear-headed cast-iron railings on painted moulded granite plinth enclosing basement area to east. Cast-iron gate and concrete steps provide access to basement area. Square-headed doorway beneath entrance platform, concealed by steel roller shutter. carparking and recent three-storey building to rear of plot.