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Detached three-bay two-storey former superintendent's house, built 1867, now in use as office. Mid twentieth-century central entrance porch addition and abutted to rear by two-storey flat-roof extension of c.1980. Hipped artificial slate roof with synthetic ridge tiles and rendered profiled chimneystacks. Cast-iron downpipes breaking through overhanging eaves with carved timber brackets. Pebble-dash rendered walls. Round-headed window openings with recessed apron panels to first floor with lead-lined hoods rising above eaves having moulded eaves trim. Segmental-headed window openings to ground floor and square-headed window openings to remaining elevations. Granite sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with convex horns throughout, timber panelled shutters remaining to interior. Square-plan central front entrance porch with hipped slate roof having lead ridges and cast-iron guttering. Double-leaf timber glazed doors to south cheek and fixed-pane timber windows to remaining elevations. Front garden enclosed by timber picket fence and pedestrian gate set close to entrance and restaurant of zoo.
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