house — Fitzwilliam Square

Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1825, with full-height return to west-bay of rear (south), abutted by two-storey over basement return with curved south corners. Now in use as offices. M-profile slate roof, concealed by ashlar granite parapet with moulded cornice and coping, shouldered brick chimneystacks to west party wall with red clay pots, parapet gutters and replacement cast-iron rainwater goods to principal elevation (north). Red brick walling in Flemish bond over coursed ashlar granite walling to basement beneath stringcourse. Smooth rendered walls to rear. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, rendered reveals and projecting granite sills; plain rendered surrounds to rear. Iron guard rails affixed to sills of third and second floor windows, cast-iron balconettes to first floor windows and metal grille affixed to basement opening. Generally original six-over-six timber sash windows, three-over-three to third floor, fifteen-over-ten to basement. Round-headed door opening to principal elevation with moulded rendered reveals and Greek Ionic doorcase having plain frieze and cornice supported on fluted Ionic columns, with ornate fanlight and eleven-panelled timber door. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scrapers, 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 and steel steps to basement. Modernised two-storey mews building to rear. Ashlar limestone elliptical-headed carriage-arch to south boundary on Kingram Place, abutted by rubble limestone wall with square-headed door opening having recent timber door and brick surrounds.