house — Gardiner Place

End-of-terrace three-bay four-storey house over exposed basement, built c.1825, as one of terrace of four similar houses with three-storey lean-to extension. Now in multiple occupancy. Single-span pitched roof hidden behind parapet wall with granite coping. Red brick chimneystack rising from east gable with further shared stepped brick chimneystack to west party wall. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond with lime pointing, set on granite plinth course over painted rendered basement. Cement rendered rear elevation and roughcast rendered east gable wall. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings with granite sills, timber reveals and original timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to ground, first and second floors, three-over-three pane to third floor and eight-over-eight pane to basement, all having convex horns and historic glass. Replacement timber casement windows to rear. Gauged brick round-headed door opening with inset painted masonry Ionic doorcase. Original timber door with eleven stepped flat panels, flanked by engaged Ionic columns on plinth blocks supporting panelled lintel cornice and plain fanlight. Door opens onto granite platform with cast-iron bootscraper and three granite steps bridging basement area. Platform and basement enclosed by original cast-iron railings and corner posts with painted moulded granite plinth wall to street.