Georgian Court — Gardiner Street Lower

Terraced two-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1820, currently in use as guesthouse. M-profile pitched slate roof, hipped to north, with squared granite coping and stepped yellow brick chimneystacks to boundary with No. 78. Flemish bond yellow brick walls (recently re-pointed) having moulded granite plinth over rendered walls and basal plinth to basement area. Diminishing square-headed window openings having gauged brick voussoirs, patent rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement single-pane timber sliding sash windows to ground, first, second and third floors, with replacement uPVC window to basement. Recent decorative metal balconettes to first floor windows and recent steel window guards to second floor. Round-headed door opening with gauged brick voussoirs, patent rendered reveals and stone doorcase comprising Roman Doric columns, with floral and egg and dart capital detail (partially obscured by paint), on stone bases surmounted by Doric frieze displaying alternating triglyphs and metopes, and projecting masonry cornice with single-pane overlight. Timber panelled door with ten raised-and-fielded panels opening onto granite flagged platform bridging basement having stepped granite approach and original wrought-iron bootscraper. 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 uPVC door and sidelight. Limited access to rear of building. Five-storey building to Mabbot Lane occupies significant depth of plot and spans triple plot width across Nos. 77-79.