7 Chichester Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 4JA

Terraced four-storey over part raised basement brick Georgian former townhouse, built c.1804, as one of three (HB26/50/281B & C). Located on the south side of Chichester Street with railed basement area and now in commercial use. Pitched slate roof hidden behind rendered blocking course and cornice. Shared rendered chimneystack to the east party wall and cast-iron hopper and downpipe breaking through parapet to the west end. Dark redbrick walling laid in Flemish bond to front and rear elevations with rendered plinth course to the basement. Diminishing square-headed window openings formed in gauged brick with rendered reveals, painted masonry sills and multi-pane timber sash windows without horns. Front elevation is three windows wide with a round-headed door opening to the east bay and railed basement area. Blue plaque mounted beside the doorcase stating; ‘Luke L. / Macassey / MinstCE / 1843-1908 / Civil Engineer / and Barrister / had his office here’. Original 3/6 timber sash windows to the third floor, 6/6 timber sash windows to the second floor (original upper sashes, replacement lower sashes), largely replacement 6/6 timber sash windows to the first and ground floors, original 3/6 timber sash windows to the basement. Gauged brick round-headed door opening with projecting moulded surround and painted masonry doorcase. Replacement flush panelled timber door with brass furniture flanked by pair of slender Doric columns on plinth blocks supporting frieze blocks with paterae and recessed lintel cornice with elliptical patera. Semi-circular webbed iron fanlight and architrave surround. Door opens onto concrete paved platform and six concrete steps bridging the basement. Steps enclosed by plain wrought-iron railings set into the steps returning to enclose the basement area and set into a low concrete plinth wall with matching replacement gate and concrete step providing basement access. East side elevation abutted by adjoining building No.9 (HB26/50/281B). Rear elevation is two windows wide and abutted by a single-bay two-storey over basement brown brick flat-roofed return, built c.1980. Largely replacement 6/6 timber sash windows throughout. West side elevation abutted by adjoining building, Ocean Building (HB26/50/016). Setting Located on the south side of Chichester Street forming a uniform terrace of three similar buildings with a small enclosed yard to the rear fronting onto Pattersons Place. Roof Slate RWG Cast-iron Walling brick Windows Timber