house — Gardiner Place

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over exposed basement, one of pair built c.1790. Now in multiple occupancy. M-profile pitched roof hipped to east and two exposed brick chimneystacks with terracotta pots on party wall with No. 1 to west behind granite-capped parapet wall. Red brick wall laid in Flemish bond, rebuilt at third floor, to painted granite plinth course over ruled-and-lined rendered painted basement wall, top floor and part of second floor rebuilt, and with wall tie-plates above window heads on all floors. Rear wall rendered and having shallow semi-elliptical bow end. Gauged brick square-headed replacement timber windows throughout. Gauged brick round-headed door opening with painted stone pilasters supporting lintel cornice with fluting and paterae having tripartite fanlight and obscured glass side-lights, flanking replacement timber panelled door. Tiled platform and three tiled steps bridging basement flanked by replacement railings on painted granite plinth wall, returning to west to enclose basement area, accessed by matching gate. Square-headed basement door facing west beneath steps. Plain cast-iron coal hole cover inset in granite kerbstone, and decorative lamp post to the west of the building.