house — Leeson Street Lower

Attached two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1835, as one of pair with No. 49, having three-storey return to rear (west) elevation. Now in use as offices. M-profile pitched roof, hipped to north, hidden behind granite parapet, having carved granite cornice and eaves course. Rendered brick chimneystacks with clay pots. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls to front and rear elevations, granite quoins, channelled granite to ground floor, cut granite plinth course over rendered walls to basement to front. Square- and round-headed window openings, having raised render reveals to upper floors, granite sills, continuous granite sill course to first floor. Cast-iron balconettes having Anthemion and scrolled detailing to first floor. Mixed three-over-three pane, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash and replacement windows. Wyatt windows to rear. Round-headed door opening with carved stone doorcase comprising Scamozzi Ionic columns and entablature, peacock's tail fanlight, panelled soffits and reveals and timber panelled door. Nosed granite steps having cast-iron boot-scrape to platform. Cast-iron railings having decorative collars, on cut granite plinth wall. Cast-iron coal hole cover set in footpath to front.