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SK 89 SW MORTON FRONT STREET 8/31 No.16, railings and gate II House; railings and gate. C18 with early C19 alterations. Stucco with ashlar and stucco dressings, slate hipped roof with lead dressings, one ridge and 2 wall brick stacks. 4 bay 2 storey front with plinth, moulded 1st floor string course and rusticated quoins. Off centre partially glazed 6 panelled door with plain fanlight having stone doorcase comprising 2 Tuscan columns with square bases supporting a frieze with paterae and a hood. To the left are 2 glazing bar sashes with to right a single early C19 tripartite plain sash. To the 1st floor are 4 glazing bar sashes. Interior; the early C19 stair has pairs of delicately turned balusters. A semi circular archway leads to the inner rooms The arch and architraves have reeded surrounds and decorative angles. The cornice is of Greek Key and egg and dart. The rear room has a highly ornate rose cornice in a lattice work design. There is one C19 marble fireplace. The external cast iron railings sit on an ashlar plinth and consist of 2 tiers of plain rods with mid and top rails. Listing NGR: SK8097591513

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