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Terraced two-bay three-storey over basement rendered town house, built 1851, now in commercial use. Entrance to west, two-storey extension to north. Pitched artificial slate roof, clay ridge tiles, unpainted smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, moulded cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipes. Unpainted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted smooth rendered slightly-projecting reveals and soffits, cast-iron balconnettes to first floor, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows to ground floor, six-over-six to first floor, three-over-three to second floor, uPVC casements to basement. Round-headed entrance door opening, painted smooth rendered bull-nosed reveal, moulded entablature on engaged Doric columns flanking painted timber door with six raised and fielded panels, petal fanlight, concrete approach steps, cast- and wrought-iron balustrades; square-headed door opening to basement, painted timber sheeted door. Set back from street behind basement area, cast- and wrought-iron railings, stone plinth.

This fine house is part of a superb terrace which appears much earlier than its mid-nineteenth century date would suggest. Retention of original elements such as the balconnettes and fanlight contribute to its substantial architectural and historic value. The terrace is of special interest for being entirely symmetrical about a central axis with a three-two-three-two-three rhythm with subtle variations, all of which respect the overall composition.