25 Palmerston Place

1881; with later roof 1886. 3-storey, basement and attic, 5-bay Italianate townhouse with balustraded pavilion roof and Francois Ier dormers; set on prominent corner site at end of terraces. Sandstone ashlar channelled at basement. Base course; banded cill course at ground floor. Moulded cill courses at 1st and 2nd floors. Dentilled corniced eaves course. Parapet, balustraded between panelled piers. Interior believed to contain fine baroque detailing (see Notes).

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: curved rectangular 3-light bay at ground floor left, integrated with central Roman Doric porch with sidelights and rectangular fanlight. Moulded architraved window to right (S) at ground floor with bracketed cornice rising to blind balustraded pedimented 1st floor window. Moulded architraved windows at 1st floor (bipartite to N); consoled (pedimented to flanking bays), shouldered architraved windows at 2nd floor (bipartite to N). 3 pedimented pilastered and corniced rectangular timber dormers, 3 further round arched timber dormers above. Prominent consoled wallhead chimney.

S (CHESTER STREET) ELEVATION: 5 bays with slightly advanced end bays. Consoled balconies at 1st floor, now missing iron-work (2008). Bracketed and pedimented to centre and outside at 1st floor, otherwise corniced. Bracketed cills at 2nd floor.

Plate glass in timber sash and case, some 3-pane glazing at attic storey. Double pitch M-section roof with scalloped leadwork; grey slates. Large wallhead stack in sandstone ashlar with fielded panels and scrolls to side; modern clay cans.