26 Great James Street, Londonderry, Co. Londonderry, BT48 7DB

Victorian mid-terraced two-bay three-storey over basement red brick Georgian-style house. Built c.1849. Rectangular on plan with a pitched slate roof, and tall chimney stack rising to west rebuilt in modern red brick . Principal elevation faces south set behind a low rendered plinth wall with painted metal railings above, entrance doorway four steps up from the pavement level, access steps on the left down to basement level. Principle elevation (south) is of Flemish bond brick; window openings are cut brick flat arches set within painted cement reveals on painted masonry sills, continuous painted sill to first floor level, with 6/6 timber sliding sashes to first floor, 6/6 timber sliding sashes to second floor of dimished scale, and two 6/6 timber sliding sash windows on ground floor level, bays on ground floor are not aligned with window bays on floors above, painted rendered finish to basement level below with single 1/1 timber sliding sash window and modern replacement door. Entrance doorcase with rendered bands on plinth blocks with timber console brackets to either side of a recessed six-panel timber door with moulded timber cornice below rectangular glazed fanlight with central diamond pane and angled timber glazing bars. North elevation to the rear of smooth unpainted render has large modern extension which appears to connect to rear extension of No. 24 Great James Street, built at the same time with the same materials and finish. Original windows to rear elevation replaced with modern uPVC casement windows. East and west sides are adjoined to neighbouring properties No.24 and No.28 Great James Street. Pitched slate roof has black clay ridge tiles with replacement grey uPVC ogee gutter terminating at circular downpipe. Materials: Roof Slate RWG uPVC Walling Brick/ Render (rear) Windows Timber Sliding Sash/ uPVC (rear) Setting: Set within a terrace row of interesting and charming houses of varying types lining the north side of Great James Street.