house — Leeson Street Lower

Attached two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1800, remodelled in 1977 and now in use as offices. T-plan pitched roof, hipped to west end, hidden behind refaced brick parapet with granite coping, having shouldered brick chimneystack to east party wall and projecting stack to rear having chamfered corners, both having replacement clay pots. Parapet gutters and cast-iron rainwater goods to east end. Yellow brick walls laid in Flemish bond with granite plinth course over ashlar granite wall to basement of front (south) elevation. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, brick voussoirs and patent reveals. Largely six-over-six sliding timber sashes with ogee horns, three-over-three to third floor and having wrought-iron balconettes to first floor. Single round-headed window opening to rear (north). Round-headed door opening with rendered reveals, brick voussoirs and engaged Ionic columns with respond pilasters framing decorative sidelights, supporting fluted frieze and cornice with cobwebbed fanlight, decorative festooned coving and timber panelled door. Granite entrance platform with granite steps flanked iron railings, continuing east to enclose basement area. Cast-iron coal hole cover set in granite flag to pavement to front.