Blunden Villa — DRAKELAND MIDDLE

Detached three-bay (two-bay deep) single-storey over part raised basement house, extant 1863, on a square plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular or U-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks on axis with ridge having rendered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves boards on slightly overhanging rendered eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of eight cut-limestone steps between wrought iron railings with concealed dressings framing glazed timber panelled double doors. Square-headed window openings ("cheeks") with concealed dressings framing margined fittings. Segmental-headed door opening into house with threshold, timber doorcase with pilasters supporting shallow cornice, and concealed dressings framing glazed timber panelled double doors having fanlight. Square-headed window openings (basement) with concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings originally in tripartite arrangement (ground floor) with concealed dressings framing replacement casement windows. Square-headed window openings (side elevations) with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing three-over-six (basement) or six-over-six (ground floor) timber sash windows without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with piers to perimeter having lichen-spotted shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.