house — Fitzwilliam Square

Attached two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1820, now in use as offices. Shallow hipped roof, concealed by brick parapet with granite coping, pair of rendered chimneystacks to south party wall with yellow clay pots. Parapet gutters with cast-iron hopper and downpipe to south end. Buff brick walling laid in Flemish bond, over ruled-and-lined rendered walling to basement beneath granite plinth course. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, patent reveals and masonry sills, concrete sill and granite surrounds to basement opening. Cast-iron balconettes to third, second and first floor window openings. Largely six-over-six early-nineteenth century sliding timber sash windows, three-over-three replacements to third floor with convex horns, one-over-one replacement to ground floor with ogee horns and uPVC casement to basement. Some Wyatt-style windows to rear (east). Round-headed door opening with brick voussoirs, moulded reveals and recessed rendered surround containing prostyle portico with fluted frieze and lead-lined cornice carried on Ionic columns over plinth stops, petal cast-iron fanlight and raised-and-field timber panelled door with replacement brass furniture. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper, approached by seven granite steps flanked by iron railings with decorative cast-iron corner posts on granite plinth, enclosing basement to south-side. Masonry steps to basement well with plainly detailed square-headed door opening beneath entrance platform. Coal-hole cover to pavement. Street fronted on Fitzwilliam Square East. Recent brown brick piers flanking vehicular entrance to rear (east) on Lad Lane, abutted by rubble limestone wall having blocked square-headed door opening with brick surrounds.