Elm Ville

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, having lean-to to rear (north) elevation. Skirt slate roof with brick chimneystacks and overhanging eaves with timber brackets. Rendered walls having render strip quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and limestone sills. Round-headed opening to rear, first floor having replacement uPVC window and limestone sill. Square-headed opening with render surround comprising chamfered Doric-style pilasters supporting entablature and cornice over timber panelled door with glazed overlight. Square-headed opening to lean-to having replacement timber battened door. Limestone steps to entrance. Pair of square-profile cut limestone piers with carved caps and double-leaf wrought-iron gates. Pedestrian entrance to north comprising square-profile cut limestone pier having carved cap and single-leaf wrought-iron gate. Rusticated limestone boundary walls with cast-iron railings.

The solid form of this building is emphasised by the shallow incline of the skirt roof. The decorative door surround adds artistic interest to the otherwise regular façade. This house is a fine example of the language of classical architecture stripped to its barest elements to create a modest dwelling in a subtle style. The façade is well proportioned with the decorative focus restricted to the ornate entrance and render quoins. The limestone piers are finely carved and are placed together with a high degree of precision reflecting the quality craftsmanship, which went into their construction.