house — Baggot Street Lower

Terraced three-bay four-storey former townhouse over basement, built 1818, with two-bays to upper floors of principal (north) elevation. Two-storey return abuts to east-side of rear (south). Now in use as offices. M-profile roof with terracotta ridge tiles, hipped to east-end, shouldered rendered and brick chimneystacks to west party wall with clay pots, concealed behind rebuilt brick parapet with granite coping, concealed gutters with uPVC hoppers and downpipes to rear. Rendered chimney to south gable of return having octagonal clay pots. Red brick walling laid in Flemish bond, painted rendered walling to return and basement, with granite stringcourse over basement. Square-headed window openings with projecting granite sills, patent reveals and brick voussoirs, openings diminishing to upper floors. Plain rendered surrounds to basement and return. Round-headed opening between first and second floor rear. Metal bars affixed to basement and first floor rear openings. Largely six-over-six timber sliding sash windows with horns, three-over-three to third floor, one-over-one to basement. Round-headed door opening to eastern bay of principal elevation with Neo-classical doorcase comprising engaged Ionic columns supporting fluted frieze with rosettes and moulded cornice, flanked by blocked and rendered sidelights and Ionic pilasters, plain glass fanlight over eight-panelled timber door with brass furniture. Paved granite entrance platform, with cast-iron boot scraper, accessed from street by two granite steps, flanked by cast-iron railings with decorative corner posts, on granite plinth, enclosing basement well to west. Steel steps to basement, square-headed door opening located beneath entrance platform, plainly detailed with uPVC and glazed door with sidelight. Street fronted onto the south side of Baggot Street Lower, abutted by similar terraces to east and west. Yard to rear bound by modern metal gate to south on Hagan’s Court.