The Chelsea — Gardiner Street Lower

Terraced two-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1840, now in use as hostel accommodation with adjoining building to south, No.61. M-profile concrete tiled roof with clay ridge, hipped to north set behind parapet with granite coping. Stepped brown brick chimneystack shared with No.61. Brown brick walls laid in Flemish bond set on granite plinth course over rendered basement area. Diminishing square-headed window openings with gauged-brick voussoirs, patent rendered reveals and granite sills. Timber sliding sash windows throughout having three-over-three pane to top floor, basement window having six-over-three pane with recent security bars, and with six-over-six pane elsewhere. Round-headed door opening with dressed brick voussoirs, rendered reveal and stone doorcase comprising engaged Ionic columns (missing volutes) surmounted by panelled lintel with recent lead flashing. Decorative leaded petal design glazed fanlight over replacement timber panelled door opening onto shared granite flagged platform with approach bridging basement having five bull-nosed steps. Approach and platform shared with No.60 having recent dividing railings on plinth. Recent replacement enclosing railings and gate to platform returning to enclose basement.