house — Gardiner Row

Terraced two-bay four-storey house over exposed basement, built c.1765. Restored c.2002 having been derelict and roofless with a three-storey extension and lift added to rear. Replacement roof hidden behind parapet wall with concrete coping and replacement steel rainwater goods breaking through parapet to either end. Rebuilt red brick chimneystack to north party wall. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond on painted plinth course over painted ruled-and-lined render walls to basement level. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings with granite sills, patent rendered reveals and replacement timber sliding sash windows, nine-over-six pane t ground floor, six-over-six pane to middle floors and three-over-three pane to top floor. Round-headed door opening with pedimented Portland limestone Doric doorcase. Replacement timber panelled door flanked by engaged Doric columns on raised plinth bases supporting Doric entablature blocks in turn supporting open pediment housing replacement timber spoked fanlight with moulded surround and lintel cornice. Door opens onto platform bridging basement with replacement granite paving and steps, enclosed by decorative cast-iron railings on moulded granite plinth wall. Basement area also enclosed by decorative railings on moulded granite plinth wall with matching gate and concrete steps to basement area.