house — Ely Place Upper

Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built 1771, as part of a terrace of four (50930006-9). Three-storey flat-roofed return to north of rear (east) elevation. Now in commercial use as offices. Pitched roof to front (west), irregular M-profiled roof to rear (east) with ridge running perpendicular to street and hipped to east, concealed behind parapet with granite coping over. Pairs of chimneystacks to party walls, those to south rebuilt and rendered, those to north are shouldered with lipped clay pots. Concealed gutters with uPVC hopper and downpipe breaking through to rear. Red brick walling laid in Flemish bond (refaced in machined brown brick to third floor) over painted and rendered basement with granite stringcourse over. Painted rendered walling to rear (east) elevation. Square-headed window openings with painted masonry sills, those to principal (west) elevation having patent reveals and brick voussoirs. Window openings to basement set in segmental-headed recessed surround with steel grille affixed to outer reveal. Largely six-over-six timber sliding sash windows with convex horns, three-over-three to third floor. Decorative iron balconettes affixed to first floor sills. Round-headed door opening with painted masonry doorcase comprising engaged Ionic columns on granite plinth stops rising to dentilled lead-lined open pediment, replacement leaded fanlight in moulded architrave over raised-and-field timber panelled door. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper, and three steps to street, flanked by iron railings with decorative corner posts on granite plinth enclosing basement well to south. Plainly detailed square-headed door opening beneath entrance platform with recent timber glazed door and sidelight. Street fronted on the east side of Ely Place.