house — Herbert Place

Attached two-bay three-storey former house over raised basement, built c. 1815 as one of twelve (Nos. 4-15) within longer row of similar houses, with three and four-storey return to south end of rear. Now in use as offices. M-profile artificial slate roof, hipped to south end, with terracotta ridge tiles and brick parapet with moulded granite coping and parapet gutters. Shouldered rendered chimneystacks to north party wall lacking pots. Shared cast-iron downpipe with replacement aluminium hopper. Flemish bond buff brick walling to upper floors on masonry plinth course over rendered basement walling. Square-headed window openings with painted rendered reveals and painted granite sills, with plain render surround to basement. Replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with convex horns; replacement uPVC casements to basement with steel grille. Rear has apparently six-over-six pane timber sash windows, with round-headed window to south bay. Elliptical-headed doorway with moulded reveals, painted stone doorcase comprising fluted Doric columns, entablature with foliate motifs to frieze, decorative fanlight and replacement six-panel timber door with brass furniture. Shared granite-paved entrance platform with two stages of four and three granite steps flanked by cast-iron railings on granite plinth. Modern paving with single granite step to street, and front boundary comprising decorative cast-iron railings over granite plinth with matching pedestrian gates on decorative round-headed cast-iron piers. Yard to rear of plot, with modernized two-storey rubble stone mews building to lane.