house — Leeson Street Lower

Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1820, with single-storey over basement return to east-side of rear (south) elevation. Now in use as apartments. M-profile pitched roof, rear span hipped to south end, hidden behind refaced brick parapet with granite coping, having shouldered brick chimneystacks with replacement clay pots to east and west party walls. Brown brick walls laid in Flemish bond over granite plinth course and rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, brick voussoirs and patent reveals. Largely six-over-six sliding timber sash windows without horns; three-over-three to third floor and one-over-one to ground floor with convex horns. Cast-iron balconettes to first floor. Some Wyatt-style windows to rear (south) elevation. Round-headed door opening with brick voussoirs, rendered moulded reveals, half-fluted Doric columns supporting panelled frieze and cornice, having plain glass fanlight and panelled timber door with replacement brass furniture. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scrapers and granite steps flanked by iron railings and decorative cast-iron corner posts on carved granite plinth, continuing to north to enclose basement area. Located on south side of Leeson Street Lower with replacement mews building to rear on Convent Place.