7 Crawford Square, Londonderry

Three storey two bay rendered Italianate style terraced house built in 1871 to designs by Robert Collins. Rectangular plan form facing north east with a three storey rendered return to rear and two storey outbuilding accessed from rear. Part of a terrace of sixteen buildings on a sloping site to the south west side of the tree lined Crawford Square, it is paired with, and symmetrical to, the adjacent No. 8 Crawford Square (HB01/22/003H). Pitched natural slate roof continuous with No. 8 Crawford Square and large rendered chimney with buff clay pots shared with No. 6 (HB01/22/003F). Timber fascia boards and moulded soffit with paired block modillions; half round cast iron guttering discharging to circular cast iron downpipe. The front elevation has a two storey three sided canted bay with parapet to left of entrance door, recessed panels between the first and second storey and moulded cills and strings. Window openings have segmental arched heads and 1/1 double hung timber sliding sash windows with moulded horns. The first floor window over the main entrance door has a moulded architrave with stop blocks and moulded cill shared with No. 3 Crawford Square. The recessed arched doorcase has a moulded soffit, tiled step, original letter slot and four panelled door with glazed upper panels and plain semi-circular fanlight over. The doorcase has a hood mould with keystone and decorative console brackets. The rear elevation and rear return are rendered with square headed window openings having 6/6 double hung sliding sashes (where seen). The three storey return has a hipped natural slate roof with blue-black hip and ridge tiles and rendered chimney, shared with the return of No. 8 Crawford Square. To the rear of the site is a stone built outbuilding with brick surrounds to openings and a pitched roof with plywood covering. This building forms part of the stepped row of outbuildings associated with the houses on Crawford Square which front onto Academy Road. Setting: Facing north east over tree lined Crawford Square green, to the front, the main house is set back from the footpath and slightly elevated. It is approached by a path and a short flight of stone steps with an original cast iron boot scraper and is separated from the adjacent No. 8 by a dwarf wall and painted metal railings. It has a modest front garden laid out in gravel and also enclosed by a dwarf wall. Roof Natural Slate RWGs Cast Iron Walling Painted Render Windows Timber Sash