Maple Hotel — Gardiner Street Lower

Terraced two-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1820, currently in use as hotel. M-profile pitched slate roof, hipped to north, concealed behind parapet wall with squared granite coping. Stepped yellow brick chimneystack with clay pots to boundary with No. 74. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond to moulded granite plinth course over rendered walls to basement. Diminishing square-headed window openings with gauged brick voussoirs, patent rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement aluminium windows throughout. Decorative wrought-iron balconettes to first floor. Round-headed door opening with gauged brick voussoirs, recent uPVC name plaque and painted stone doorcase comprising Roman Doric columns, with floral and egg and dart capital detail, on stone bases surmounted by Doric frieze displaying alternating triglyphs and metopes, projecting masonry cornice and single-pane fanlight. Replacement timber panelled door opening onto terrazzo-clad granite platform bridging basement with terrazzo-clad granite steps. Approach flanked by spearheaded wrought-iron railings on moulded granite plinths returning to enclose basement area, with decorative posts displaying urn finials. Square-headed door opening to basement with replacement timber door, louvred sidelight and iron grille. Replacement gate and concrete steps grant access to basement area from street. Limited access to rear of property which is heavily developed. Original stone mews structure with brick archway, addresses Mabbot Lane, with altered façade and roof.