house — Leeson Street Lower

Attached two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1820, with return to rear (south) elevation. Now in use as college. M-profile pitched roof, hipped to east end, hidden behind refaced brick parapet with granite coping, having red brick chimneystacks with lipped yellow clay pots to west party wall. Brown brick walls laid in Flemish bond over granite plinth course and rendered walls to basement. West wall partially rebuilt in red brick. Square-headed window openings with masonry sills, brick voussoirs and raised rendered reveals, with timber sliding sash windows; six-over-six to first and second floor, three-over-three with angled horns to third floor, one-over-one with ogee horns to ground floor. Some Wyatt-style windows to rear (south) elevation. Wrought-iron balconettes to second floor and cast-iron balconettes to first floor. Round-headed door opening with brick voussoirs, rendered moulded reveals, Ionic columns supporting fluted frieze and cornice, with plain fanlight and raised-and-fielded timber panelled door with brass furniture. Shared granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper and granite steps, flanked by iron railings with cast-iron corner posts on granite plinth, continuing to west to enclose basement area. Replacement steel steps to basement level. Street-fronted on the south side of Leeson Street Lower.