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Glen House — Harrington Street

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Glen House — Harrington Street
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Attached two-bay three-storey former house, built c. 1870, with return to rear (north) elevation. Now in use as apartments. Pitched roof, partially hidden behind red brick parapet having cut granite coping, stepped brick cornice and carved brick stringcourse. Polychrome brick and rendered chimneystacks. Red brick, laid in Flemish bond, to wall to front (south) elevation. Brown brick, laid in English garden bond to wall to rear, rendered walls to return. Segmental-headed window openings with cut granite sills, chamfered reveals, polychrome brick detail to voussoirs, terminating in carved stops, and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. First floor windows having cast-iron balconettes. Paired window openings to ground floor. Round-headed door opening with polychrome detail to voussoirs, moulded brick and render surround. Timber doorcase comprising Ionic columns with stepped dentillated cornice, having plain fanlight and replacement glazed timber panelled door. Cut granite steps. Tiled path. Cast-iron gate having fleur-de-lis finials and matching railings, set on cut granite plinth wall to front.

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