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Corner-sited attached three-bay three-storey house, built c. 1890, having full-height canted-bay to east end of front (north) elevation, single-storey canted-bay to west; single-storey link block to west abutting adjoining building; and two-storey return to rear. Now in use as apartments. Flat bitumen roof, red brick chimneystacks having clay pots to east and west ends, projecting chimneybreast with stepped brick corbel detail to west; and having parapet with black gauged brick banding and masonry coping. Red brick walling, laid in Flemish bond, with granite plinth, having black brick stringcourse between ground and first floors, and cement render to east elevation and return. Camber-arch window openings with pole-moulded gauged brick reveals, red and black brick voussoirs, stepped brick surrounds to east elevation, generally granite sills supported on chamfered brick corbels, gauged brick sills to canted end, and with replacement uPVC windows. Camber-arch doorway with bull-nosed gauged brick reveals in pole-moulded brick surround, with red and black brick voussoirs, replacement timber door and plain overlight, approached by granite step with chequered black and red terracotta tiles. Cast and wrought-iron railings on cut granite plinth to east and north, with pedestrian gate, hedging to east, enclosing paved garden.

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