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Summary

Description

Earlier 19th century. Asymmetrical, single storey with attic, 5-bay Tudor-Gothic detailed house with pitched single storey, 2-bay addition advanced to outer left; flat-roofed garage addition to outer right. Grey rubble sandstone to original block; part yellow rubble sandstone to addition; polished grey sandstone dressings (some lightly droved); painted harl to side elevations. Raised base course; architraved hoodmoulds; moulded eaves course; tapering finials to gables. Stugged rubble quoins; stugged long and short surrounds to chamfered openings; projecting cills.

NE (SOUTH BEACH) ELEVATION: advanced 2-bay gable off-set to left of centre comprising detached octagonal columns set in stop chamfered reveals to outer left and right; continuous hoodmould linking single windows at ground; keyhole-window centred beneath finialed apex above. Gabled porch in re-entrant angle recessed to right; Tudor-arched surround to part-glazed timber panelled door; quadripartite fanlight; blind slit-opening centred in apex above; slated dormer set behind. Projecting 4-light, pointed arched glazing row in bay to outer right; single window in bay to outer left. Single windows in additional wing advanced to outer left; blind, round-arched opening centred beneath apex. Part-glazed boarded timber garage doors to outer right.

SW (ESPLANADE) ELEVATION: advanced gabled bay off-set to right of centre comprising 3-light canted window at ground; single window beneath apex. Glazed addition in penultimate bay to outer left; single window centred in projecting, gabled bay to outer left; blind slit-opening above; single window in bay to outer right. Single window centred in flat-roofed addition to outer left; single windows in addition to outer right.

Predominantly 2-pane timber sash and case glazing. Graded grey slate roof; raised skews; replacement rainwater goods. Paired apex stacks with corniced diamond flues; ridge stack with 4 linked diamond flues; cans missing.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low coped rubble wall to South Beach; taller, random rubble wall enclosing site to sides and rear.

Statement of Special Interest

An unusual house which, despite various additions, has retained some interesting features. Of particular note are the diamond stacks, finialed gables, stop-chamfered reveals and pointed-arched windows. Paint removed late 20th century to reveal differing colours of rubble.

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