Avondale

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1900, having canted-bay windows to ground floor outer bays and having slightly lower return and lean-to extension to rear. Pitched artificial slate roof with red brick chimneys and cast-iron rainwater goods. Continuous slate roof between canted-bay windows, sheltering porch area, having timber battened soffit. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render eaves course. Square-headed openings with painted render surrounds to first floor, rendered sills to canted bays, all having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Tripartite window opening to rear extension having painted stone sill and triple timber sliding sash window. Segmental-headed door opening having cut limestone step and timber panelled door with timber sidelights and overlight. Rendered gate piers and boundary walls to entrance.

This pleasing well-proportioned house retains its early character and form in features such as timber sliding sash windows, render detailing and timber panelled doorcase. Located close to the Charleville train station this house was probably sited to take advantage of the burgeoning railway transport system erected at during the nineteenth century.