Lymington House — Parnell Road

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built 1839, on a square plan; three- or four-bay two-storey side elevations. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Refenestrated, ----. Hipped and pitched slate roof on a U-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles extending into pressed or rolled iron ridges, red brick Running bond chimney stacks on cut-granite chamfered cushion courses on red brick Running bond bases on axis with ridge having dentilated cut-granite chamfered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, rendered coping to gables (east), and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls on cut-granite chamfered plinth with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners; part creeper- or ivy-covered fine roughcast surface finish to rear (east) elevation. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of five cut-granite steps, timber doorcase with fluted pilasters on padstones, and rendered "bas-relief" surround having bull nose-detailed reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing timber panelled door having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds having bull nose-detailed reveals with hood mouldings on monolithic label stops framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds having bull nose-detailed reveals framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. 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 carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds.