The Irish Catholic — Gardiner Street Lower

Terraced two-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1825, now in use as commercial offices. M-profile slate roof hidden behind parapet wall with granite coping. Partially rebuilt stepped brown brick chimneystacks to both party walls. Yellow brick walls laid in Flemish bond (irregular bond to the top floor). Painted chamfered granite plinth course over rendered basement walls. Projecting copper box sign with perspex sign 'The Irish Catholic' above first floor and round clock face to second floor. Gauged brick flat-arch window openings with patent rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement aluminium casement windows. Replacement timber sliding sash window to basement. Gauged brick three-centred-arch door opening with moulded masonry surround and painted masonry advanced Ionic doorcase. Replacement timber door flanked by fluted Ionic columns on plinth blocks supporting panelled box lintel with original leaded spoked fanlight. Door opens onto concrete platform with cast-iron boot-scrape and three granite steps bridging basement. Platform and basement area enclosed by wrought and cast-iron railings on moulded granite plinth wall. Black and red clay tiles to basement area.