Meningitis Research/Moving Media — Gardiner Street Lower

Terraced two-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1825, now in use as commercial offices. M-profile pitched slate roof concealed behind brick parapet with squared granite coping. Stepped rendered chimneystack, shared with neighbour, and shared cast-iron rainwater goods. Brown brick walls laid in Flemish bond having granite plinth course over rendered walls to basement. Diminishing square-headed window openings with gauged-brick voussoirs, patent rendered reveals, granite sills and timber sliding sash rames, three-over-three pane to third floor, six-over-three pane to basement and six-over-six pane elsewhere. Recent steel security bars to basement opening. Round-headed door opening with gauged-brick voussoirs and painted stone doorcase comprising projecting stucco reveals, engaged fluted Ionic columns supporting pediment and decorative leaded fanlight. Replacement glazed timber door opening onto granite flagged platform with cast-iron bootscraper and stepped approach bridging basement area with five bull-nosed steps. Platform and approach shared with No.62 having central dividing railings and plinth with later mild steel enclosing railings and gate to platform and replacement railing to basement enclosure on moulded granite plinth.