15 Queen's Road, Aberdeen

Ellis & Wilson, 1880; later additions and alterations. 2-storey, basement and attic, 3-bay villa. Tooled coursed grey granite finely finished to margins at NW elevation; Aberdeen bond granite rubble to remainder. Base course; dividing band course; segmental-arched openings to 1st floor of NW elevation; eaves course; overhanging eaves.

NW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; half-sunken basement enclosed by decorative iron railings; pilastered doorpiece to centre bay of ground floor, stylised acroteria finials; stone steps leading to doorway flanked by iron railings; panelled timber door with letterbox fanlight, flanked by glazed panels; window to centre of 1st floor. Tripartite rectangular-plan windows with windows to left and right returns through basement and ground floors, forming balcony to 1st floor; bipartite windows to 1st floor above.

SW ELEVATION: asymmetrical; central gablet; 2-storey flat-roofed addition to centre, irregular fenestration and doorways to right return; panelled timber door and irregular fenestration to left return; bipartite window to basement floor of flanking bay to left.

SE ELEVATION: asymmetrical; bay to right advanced, 3-light canted window through basement ground and 1st floors with piended roofs; modern porch to re-entrant angle to left, steps leading to glazed porch at ground floor; round-arched window to 1st floor with modern stained glass; bipartite windows to basement, ground and 1st floors. Tripartite rectangular-plan dormer to centre of attic floor.

NE ELEVATION: central gablet; panelled timber door with glazed panels flanking and letterbox fanlight to centre of basement floor, flanked to right by PVCu window; paired windows to centre of ground and 1st floors; stone steps to ascending to right.

Predominantly 2-pane timber sash and case windows. Piended grey slate roof with lead ridges. Corniced gablehead stacks with octagonal cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: some skirting boards, mouldings, architraves, panelled timber doors and cornicing survive. Replacement dog-leg staircase. Decorative cornice to principal room to E of ground floor, panelled window surround; fine timber fire surround with carved sunflower paterae and inset panels to overmantle.

ANCILLARY STRUCTURE: 2-storey, L-plan ancillary structure to S of villa; Aberdeen bond granite rubble, finely finished to margins. Boarded double garage doors to Queen's Lane South, near-regular fenestration; panelled timber door. Mixture of timber sash and case and replacement windows. Grey slate roof with red tiled ridge. Coped gablehead stack with circular can. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: square-plan granite ashlar gatepiers to NW (shared with adjacent properties), corniced with shallow pyramidal caps; low coped rough-faced granite walls between; granite and brick coped rubble walls to remainder.