house — Pembroke Street Upper

Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1825, with two-storey over basement return to rear (east). Now in use as embassy. Double-pitched slate roof, concealed by brick parapet with granite coping, shouldered brick chimneystack with lipped yellow clay pots to north gable, parapet gutters. Red-brick walling in Flemish bond, with rusticated granite quoins to north-west corner, rendered walling to basement beneath granite stringcourse. Buff brick walls to north gable. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs and projecting granite sills. Cast-iron balconettes to first floor openings. Generally original six-over-six sliding timber sash windows, three-over-three to third floor, eight-over-eight to basement. Round-headed door opening to principal elevation (west) with moulded reveals, brick voussoirs and Doric doorcase comprising fluted Doric columns supporting plain frieze and cornice surmounted by ornate fanlight over eight-panelled timber door. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper approached by five granite steps, flanked by cast-iron railings over granite plinth, enclosing basement wells to north and south. Coal-hole cover to pavement.