house — North Great George's Street

Terraced three-bay four-storey house over exposed basement, built 1772. Now in use as hotel, having later three-bay return to north on Great Denmark Street and recent hotel structure abutting to rear. Pitched slate roof with black clay ridge tiles, ruled-and-lined rendered parapet wall with moulded granite coping concealing gutters. Mixed cast-iron and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, shared stepped red brick chimneystack with clay pots. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls throughout with moulded granite plinth course. Square-headed window openings throughout with articulated ruled-and-lined surrounds, patent rendered reveals and painted granite sills. Replacement timber sliding sash windows to front elevation and return, nine-over-six pane to ground and first floors, six-over-six pane to second floor and to basement and three-over-three pane to top floor. Historic tripartite window to ground floor of return with central nine-over-six pane sliding sash flanked by three-over-two pane sidelights. Round-headed door opening within replacement pedimented painted stone doorcase comprising engaged Tuscan columns on plinth blocks, stepped lintel with cornice and paired entablatures surmounted by open-bed pediment housing replacement spoked fanlight. Replacement timber panelled door, no longer in use with access to interior via attached recent hotel addition. Door opening onto granite-flagged platform with granite stepped approach bridging basement area. Approach flanked by moulded granite plinth surmounted by wrought-iron railings with urn finials. Wrought-iron gate granting access to basement area with cement rendered steps. Recent disabled access ramp with cast-iron railing to north return.