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Glenbower House — Railway Road

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Glenbower House — Railway Road
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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. 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.

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