house — Fitzwilliam Street Upper

Attached two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1820, with two-storey return to rear (east). Now in use as apartments. Pitched roof to west, irregular M-profiled hipped roofs to rear (east) span, concealed by brick parapet with masonry coping. Shouldered brick chimneystacks to north party wall with lipped yellow clay pots. Parapet gutters, cast-iron hopper and downpipe to north end. Brown brick walling laid in Flemish bond, rendered walling to basement beneath granite plinth course. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, patent reveals and masonry sills; granite surrounds to basement opening. Timber sliding sash windows, possibly original with some historic glass; largely six-over-six, three-over-three to third floor, eight-over-eight to basement and two-over-two late-nineteenth century replacement to ground floor with ogee horns. Cast-iron balconettes to first and second floors and steel grille to basement. Round-headed door opening with brick voussoirs, moulded reveals and recessed surround containing fluted frieze and moulded cornice carried on Ionic columns over plinth stops, with plain fanlight and raised-and-field timber panelled door. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper, approached by three granite steps flanked by iron railings with decorative cast-iron corner posts on granite plinth, enclosing basement to north-side. Coal-hole cover to pavement. Mild-steel steps to basement. Street fronted on Fitzwilliam Street Upper. Two-storey recent mews building to rear lining eastern boundary on Lad Lane.