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Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport — Leeson Street Lower

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Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport — Leeson Street Lower
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Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1800. Remodelled and attic accommodation added c. 1900. Now in use as offices. Flat mansard roof hidden behind brick parapet with concrete coping having uPVC rainwater goods and red brick chimneystack to north end. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond over granite plinth course and lined-and-ruled rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and raised rendered reveals with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground and second floor, nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to second floor and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to third floor. Square-headed window opening with rendered reveals, granite sills and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to basement. Round-headed door opening with rendered reveals having engaged Ionic columns and respond pilasters supporting fluted frieze and cornice with spider’s web fanlight and timber panelled door. Granite platform with cast-iron bootscraper and granite steps flanked by iron railings on granite plinth, continuing to north to enclose basement area.

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