house — Fitzwilliam Square

Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1825, with two-stage return over basement to rear (south). Now in use as offices and apartments. M-profile slate roof, hipped to west of rear span, concealed by ashlar granite parapet with moulded cornice and coping, shouldered brick chimneystacks to east party wall with yellow clay pots, parapet gutters and replacement downpipe to west of principal elevation (north). Red brick walling in Flemish bond, rusticated granite walling to ground floor over smooth rendered walling to basement, beneath moulded granite stringcourse to lintel level. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, rendered reveals and replacement masonry sills, granite surround and sill to basement with metal bars affixed to sill. Iron guard rails affixed to sill of second floor window, cast-iron balconettes affixed to first and ground floor windows. Generally replacement six-over-six sliding timber sash windows, three-over-three to third floor, nine-over-nine to first floor and eight-over-eight to basement. Elliptical-headed opening to principal elevation (north) with moulded linings, Ionic columns supporting decorative frieze and dentilled cornice, flanked by decorative leaded fanlights and recumbent pilasters, surmounted by original leaded fanlight over twelve-panelled timber door with brass furniture. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper, approached by five bull-nosed granite steps, flanked by cast-iron railings topped with arrow-headed finials over granite plinth, enclosing basement area. Metal steps to basement level. Coal-hole cover to pavement. Mews building to rear, concealed behind ashlar limestone elliptical-headed carriage-arch with brick voussoirs to south boundary on Kingram Place, abutted by rubble limestone wall with square-headed door opening, both having replacement timber gates.