house — Fitzwilliam Square

Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1810, with two-storey return to rear (west). Now in use as offices. Pitched slate roof to east with irregular M-profile hipped slate roof to rear (west), concealed by brick parapet with granite coping. Shouldered rendered chimneystacks to north party wall with lipped yellow clay pots. Parapet gutters with cast-iron hopper and downpipe to north end. Red brick walling laid in Flemish bond over ruled-and-lined rendered walling to basement beneath granite plinth course. Brown brick walling to rear (west) elevation. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, patent reveals and masonry sills. Timber sliding sash windows (possibly original); largely six-over-six, replacements to ground floor with convex horns and three-over-three to third floor also with convex horns. Metal balconettes to first floor (possible steel replacements), cast-iron grille to basement. Round-headed door opening with brick voussoirs, moulded reveals and recessed doorcase comprising fluted frieze and moulded cornice carried on Ionic columns over plinth stops, plain fanlight and raised-and-field timber panelled door with painted furniture. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scrapers, approached by four granite steps flanked by iron railings with decorative cast-iron corner posts over granite plinth enclosing basement to north-side. Coal-hole cover to pavement. Recent brick boundary wall with vehicular opening on Laverty Close.