house — Fitzwilliam Place

Terraced two-bay four-storey former townhouse over basement, built c. 1840, with two stage return to rear. Now in use as offices. M-profile slate roof, concealed by ashlar granite parapet with moulded cornice and coping, pair of brick chimneys to north and south party walls with clay pots, parapet gutters and cast-iron rainwater goods to rear. Coursed ashlar granite walling with rusticated granite to ground floor and coursed ashlar limestone walling to basement level, beneath granite stringcourse. Square-headed window openings with moulded lugged architraves, projecting granite sills and timber sash windows with horns; one-over-one to ground and first floor, six-over-six to second floor, three-over-three to third floor. Iron rails fixed to first floor reveals. Block-and-start granite surround to basement window, with metal grille affixed to sill and replacement ten-over-ten timber sash. Round-headed opening to principal (east) elevation with projecting carved stone Ionic columned entablature, replacement plain glass fanlight and twin-panelled timber beaded muntin door with brass furniture. Granite entrance platform accessed via three granite steps, cast-iron boot scraper retained. Original cast-iron railings to basement well affixed to granite plinth, recent steel steps to basement level. Coal-hole cover to pavement. Mews building to west rebuilt or remodelled and enlarged during recent decades, abutted to west by large office block.