7 Rectory Lane, Dysart

1. 2-storey and dormerless attic, 5-bay classical house with Roman Doric-columned doorcase. Squared and coursed rubble with raised ashlar margins and quoin strips; harl to rear. Moulded eaves cornice. Elliptical-arched pend entrance (converted), and pointed-arch attic window.

SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: doorcase with deep cavetto splay and 2-leaf panelled timber door with plate glass fanlight to centre, windows to flanking bays at each floor, those to 1st floor taller; blank attic wall above (see Interior) with 2 modern rooflights to left.

SE ELEVATION: window to right of centre at ground and broad arch (former cart entrance) to outer right; windows off centre right and to outer right at 1st floor, and to centre and outer left (tiny) at attic; small pointed-arch window above abutting broad gablehead stack.

SW (WEST QUALITY STREET) ELEVATION: advanced, harled wall of restaurant entrance at ground; windows to left at 1st floor and to centre at attic.

NE ELEVATION: swept roof over projecting bay to left (former covered carriage entrance) adjoining single storey extension. Low extension of Masonic Hall (listed separately) abutting at ground right; recessed face with window at 1st floor and elliptical-arched dormer windowhead breaking eaves above.

4- and 12-pane glazing patterns in timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slates. Cavetto-coped, panelled ashlar stacks with full complement of cans; ashlar-coped skews.

INTERIOR: decorative plasterwork cornicing to 1st floor, plain to ground; panelled shutters. Dogleg staircase with timber balusters (2 per tread) and handrail; Doric column with abacus to 1st floor landing. 1st floor drawing room with keystoned niche with scalloped shelves; fireplace with panelled pilasters, fluted frieze and dentilled cornice; dado and picture rails. Attic floor with good exposed timbers; fireplace with cast-iron register grate.

BOUNDARY WALLS, GATEPIERS AND GATES: high harled and rubble boundary walls. SW (Rectory Lane) quadrant gateway, early 19th century, with base course, square-section ashlar outer piers and pilastered entrance with stone lintel (moulded?) and 2-leaf boarded timber doors with decorative iron hinges.