house — Fitzwilliam Square

Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1825, with two- and three-storey two-stage return over basement to rear (south). Now in use as offices. M-profile slate roof, hipped to east of rear span, concealed by ashlar granite parapet with moulded cornice and coping, shouldered rendered chimneystacks to east and west party walls with yellow clay pots, parapet gutters and cast-iron rainwater goods breaking through to east and west ends. Red brick walling in Flemish bond over coursed ashlar granite walling to basement, beneath granite stringcourse. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, rendered reveals and projecting granite sills; plain rendered surrounds to rear and basement. Iron guard rails affixed to sill of third and second floor windows, cast-iron balconette to first-floor windows, metal grille affixed to reveals of basement window. Generally one-over-one replacement timber sliding sashes with horns, six-over-six to second floor and three-over-three to third floor without horns. Tripartite windows to ground and first floor rear (south); two-over-two sash and multi-paned metal casement to return. Round-headed door opening to principal elevation (north) with moulded rendered reveals and Greek Ionic doorcase having plain frieze and cornice supported on projecting di-style fluted Ionic columns, with ornate fanlight and eleven-panelled timber door. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper, approached by six granite steps and flanked by cast-iron railings with decorative corner posts over granite plinth, enclosing basement area. Coal-hole cover to pavement. Steel steps to basement well. Metal spiral fire escape stair to rear. Ashlar limestone elliptical-headed carriage-arch with replacement brick voussoirs and stone cornice, to south boundary on north side of Kingram Place, abutted by rubble limestone wall with square-headed pedestrian gate having replacement brick surrounds.