house — Ely Place Upper

Terraced two-bay four-storey former townhouse over basement, dated 1828, built as part of a terrace of five (50930001-5). Two-storey return over basement to rear (east) elevation. Now in commercial use as offices. M-profiled pitched roof, with shouldered rendered chimneystacks having lipped clay pots to party walls. Concealed gutters with hopper and downpipe breaking through to rear. Buff brick walling laid in Flemish bond over painted ruled-and-lined rendered basement with painted masonry plinth course over. Square-headed window openings with painted masonry sills, rendered reveals and brick voussoirs. Largely six-over-six timber sliding sash windows with horns, three-over-three to third floor and ten-over-ten to basement with steel grille. Decorative iron balconettes affixed to sills at first floor. Round-headed door opening with painted masonry doorcase case comprising moulded linings, prostyle Ionic columns on plinths with egg-and-dart moulding to capitals rising to moulded cornice over panelled frieze with decorative iron fanlight and raised-and-field timber panelled door. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper, four nosed steps to street flanked by cast-iron railings with arrow finials on painted masonry plinth enclosing basement well to south. Square-headed plainly detailed door beneath entrance platform with glazed overlight and recent timber and glazed door. Basement well accessed by painted masonry steps from street level, flanked by painted masonry handrail and piers to entrance gate. Steel escape stair affixed to south bay of rear (east) elevation. Street fronted on the eastern side of Ely Place Upper. Plaque affixed to front elevation; ‘Writer/George Moore/Lived in this house/1901-1911.’