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Champlain College — Leeson Street Lower

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Champlain College — Leeson Street Lower
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Terraced two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1830, as one of pair with No. 44, having three-storey return to rear (west) elevation. Now in use as college. M-profile pitched roof, hipped to south, hidden behind granite parapet having carved granite cornice. Brick chimneystacks with clay pots. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls, cut masonry plinth course over rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings having raised render reveals and masonry sills. Mixed three-over-three pane and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, cast-iron balconettes to first and second floors. Round-headed door opening with moulded render surround, carved stone doorcase comprising Ionic columns and entablature, leaded fanlight, and timber panelled door. Nosed granite steps having cast-iron boot-scrape to platform. Cast-iron railings having spear-head finials and decorative collars on carved masonry plinth wall.

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