Glenbower House — The Avenue

Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1885, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor. Occupied, 1901; 1911. One of a pair. Pitched slate roof with lichen-spotted clay ridge tiled, red brick Running bond chimney stacks having stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls. Paired round-headed central window openings (porch) with rendered thumbnail beaded sill course, and moulded rendered surrounds framing timber casement windows behind looped wrought iron sill guards. Round-headed opposing door openings ("cheeks") with cut-granite thresholds, and moulded rendered surrounds framing timber panelled doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): vestibule with diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled vaulted ceiling; door opening into hall; hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in ball finial-topped turned timber newels, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; drawing room (north) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters, cut-white marble chimneypiece, and picture railing below ceiling; dining room (south) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters, cut-white marble chimneypiece, and picture railing below ceiling; and (first floor): carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Street fronted on a corner site with "Fleur-de-Lys"-detailed looped wrought iron railings to perimeter centred on "Fleur-de-Lys"-detailed looped wrought iron gates.