House of the week

YOU need to see beyond the wintry November days, the slight smell of damp, and the drab colours, to see the potential in 4 Alexandra Terrace — because the scope to refashion subtly is there in abundance.

No 4 is end of terrace, of a small cluster of four, up above St Luke’s Cross in Cork city. There’s no mistaking the specific location when you visit the house, every window in front and to the east gable wall has engrossing views of Victorian and Edwardian domesticity, with the city and Rive Lee hoving into view further to the south.