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End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey over basement former town house, built 1851, now in commercial use. Central entrance, two-storey return to north, integral carriage arch to east. 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, painted stone V-jointed quoins to east. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted smooth rendered slightly-projecting reveals and soffits, cast-iron balconnettes to first floor, painted timber eight-over-eight sliding sash window to ground floor, six-over-six to first floor, three-over-three to second floor, painted timber casement 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 bolection-moulded panels, petal fanlight, concrete approach steps, cast- and wrought-iron balustrades; elliptical-headed carriage arch, painted smooth rendered bull-nosed reveal, blind painted timber sunburst overpanel, decorative moulded frieze, painted timber vertically-sheeted gates incorporating wicket. Set back from street behind basement area; cast- and wrought-iron railings, stone plinth; carpark to north, small yard bounded by random rubble stone walls; lower and later two-storey brick building projecting to east.

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, fanlight and coach arch, 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.