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house — Gardiner Street Upper

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Terraced two-bay three-storey house over exposed basement, built c.1830. Pitched M-plan roof, half-hipped to rear (east) elevation, hidden behind parapet wall with granite ashlar coping, having shared yellow brick chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods (partially replacement) to north. Yellow brick walls laid in Flemish bond to granite plinth course above rendered basement. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings, flush rendered reveals, painted masonry sills and replacement uPVC sash-type windows. Three-centred arch door opening formed in brick with projecting moulded masonry surround and painted masonry Ionic doorcase, having flat-panelled timber door with bolection mouldings, flanked by engaged Ionic columns on plinth bases supporting panelled lintel cornice and plain fanlight. Door opens onto sloping granite-flagged platform bridging basement area, having wrought-iron bootscraper and enclosed by original wrought-iron railings with cast-iron corner posts and opening onto pavement via two granite steps. Basement area enclosed by wrought-iron railing on painted moulded granite plinth wall with steel steps to basement area. Segmental-headed door opening at basement level with timber panelled door.

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