31 Quay Street

Town house, attached but set slightly back from No.30. Unpainted roughcast with close-eaved slate roof and red brick end stacks. Three-storey, originally 2-window range, though second floor has been altered or added and has 4 square six-pane sash windows with heads at eaves level. First and ground floors each have 2 tall narrow 12-pane sashes and doorway is at far left up 3 steps. Fine timber doorcase with narrow panelled pilasters and open pediment with panelled soffit on console brackets, and fielded-panelled 8-panel door. Raised plinth. Basement.

Front right room has plastered beam, 6-panel door with fielded panels and Adam-style fireplace with festoon decoration. Rear right room has fireplace with fluted frieze broken forward at centre, and plastered ceiling beam. Mid to later C18 staircase with closed pulvinated string, square newels, turned balusters and moulded hand rail. Four flights up and one down to basement with stick balusters. In-and-out plank panels under first flight.