house — Fitzwilliam Place

Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1825, with three-storey return to rear. Now in use as offices. M-profiled slate roof, hipped to north of front span, concealed by ashlar granite parapet with moulded cornice and plain coping to south-west elevation, brick shouldered chimneystack with red clay pots to rear return, cast-iron downpipe with hopper to south of principal elevation (north-east) and parapet gutters. Red brick walling laid in Flemish bond over rusticated ashlar granite walling to ground floor over coursed limestone walling to basement beneath granite stringcourse. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, patent reveals and projecting granite sills. Cast-iron rail guards to second floor, cast-iron balconettes to first floor and metal grille affixed to sill of basement window. Generally one-over-one replacement sliding timber sash windows and six-over-six to basement. Round-headed door opening to principal elevation with rendered reveals, Ionic doorcase with Ionic columns supporting plain frieze and cornice surmounted by decorative fanlight over eleven-panelled timber door. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper, approached by six bull-nosed granite steps flanked by cast-iron railings, enclosing basement to south of principal elevation (north-west). Coal-hole cover to pavement. Street fronted on Fitzwilliam Place (East), abutted by similar terrace houses to the north and south. Pitched roofed recent mews building to rear with integral square-headed carriage-arch, concealed behind random roughly dressed limestone boundary wall to Lad Lane with shared square-headed vehicular opening and separate pedestrian opening