St Magnus Court, 20, 22, 24 Guild Street, Aberdeen

Dated 1870. 3-storey and attic, 5-bay hotel and commercial building with Scots Baronial detailing and later, similar adjoining domestic and commercial building to N (see Notes). 12-bays to E (Stirling Street) and W (Exchange Street) and 6 bays to N (Imperial Place). Public House to ground at E and W with timber stallrisers and fascia. Tooled granite with contrasting band courses and flush banding, ashlar to ground. Shallow segmental arched openings (some alterations to ground). Piended dormers with narrow timber moulding. Crowstepped gables to W and E.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: Principle elevation to S (Guild Street): symmetrical. Central advanced section with corbelled, stepped parapet with datestone and panel with initials 'CR' and corner corbelled turrets. Outer bays with commercial premises to ground. Corner corbelled turrets with candle-snuffer roofs and weather vanes.

Predominantly 4-pane timber sash and case windows to upper floors, altered windows to ground. Plate glass windows to public house. Grey slate mansard roof with coped gable, ridge and wallhead stacks. Some non-traditional glazing to E and W. Fish scale slates to turrets.