Survey Data
Reg No
50930043
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
Office
Date
1790 - 1810
Coordinates
316555, 233296
Date Recorded
13/11/2015
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1800, now in use as offices. Double-pile slate roof, hipped to the east, set behind parapet wall with granite coping. Shouldered rendered chimneystack to the west party wall with lipped clay pots. Buff brick walls laid in Flemish bond, with granite course over painted rendered basement wall. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings with painted granite sills and timber sash windows; replacement three-over-three to the third floor, original six-over-six without horns and with historic glass to first and second floors, early twentieth-century single-pane to ground floor. Painted masonry pedimented Doric doorcase comprising; square-headed door opening flanked by engaged Doric columns supporting lintel entablature blocks and open-bed pediment housing spoked fanlight with slender sidelights flanking doorcase. Possibly original timber door with nine raised-and-fielded panels, brass door furniture opening onto platform and four granite steps bridging basement. Platform and basement area enclosed by original wrought-iron railings and cast-iron urn-head posts, with incorporated bootscraper to platform, set on granite plinth wall with replacement tiled steps providing access. Forming part of a continuous terrace of former townhouses lining the south side of Lower Baggot Street.
Appraisal
A substantial former townhouse retaining a wealth of historic fabric including a handsome doorcase and some original windows. The boot scraper incorporated into the railings is an unusual detail. Located in the heart of the south Georgian core, it retains its original external appearance and greatly contributes to the historic character of the streetscape.