22 Waterloo Place, Londonderry, County Londonderry, BT48 6BU

A symmetrical red-brick four-storey with dormer attic former hotel. Built 1899 in an exuberant High Victorian style. Refurbished 2009. Principal elevation of red-brick and render, facing south with two projecting high gable ends and an extravagant two-storey, five-bay colonnaded façade with a carriage porch arcade with balustraded balcony above flanked by gable ends. Located on the corner of Custom House Street looking onto Shipquay Place within the civic setting of Waterloo Place with the historic city walls as a back-drop. South elevation gable ends have two-storey pedimented canted bay windows with five pedimented dormer windows projecting above the roof line. Traditional remodelled shopfronts to ground floor with a central doorway set in a round-headed archway and projecting ironwork canopy. A smaller return wing fronts onto Custom House Street with a single bay arcade between the high end gables to east elevation. North elevation overlooking shared courtyard leading to Custom House Street with modern extension. Square-headed timber panelled side door with fanlight above; round-headed modern window to left of door; coupled 1/1 sliding sash timber window to first floor and single 1/1 timber sliding sash window to second and third floors. Pie-ended platform-roof on a hipped roof with flat roof extension to north-east end with 6 red-brick chimneystacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods throughout. Refurbishment included: repair and re-pointing of brickwork, external render repairs, reinstatement and repair of architectural detail including shopfronts, re-roofing to include renewal of slate and leadwork along with repairs to timber structure, and repair and replacement of windows. Setting: Located on the corner of Custom House Street between Waterloo Place to the north west and Shipquay Place to the south east in a pedestrianised portion of the city, close to the city walls. Materials: Roof Natural Slate RWG Cast Iron Walling Brick & Render Windows Replacement Timber Sliding Sash Doors Replacement Timber