Bushfield House — Philipsburgh Avenue

Attached two-storey former house over raised basement, built c. 1790, facing south and having four-bay front facade with full-height three-bay bow slightly recessed from east end; having two or three-bay return to middle of rear, and recent three-storey duplex apartments or houses attached to north end of east elevation and to rear of return. Now in commercial use. Hipped slate roof, conical over bow, partially hidden behind rebuilt parapet with cut granite coping, and having red clay ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks with some clay pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods to west and rear elevations. Red brick walling, laid in English bond, to front, over lined-and-ruled rendered walling to basement; rendered elsewhere. Square-headed window openings with cut granite sills, raised render reveals, and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows; some replacement timber sash windows to rear and to basement; some timber panelled shutters visible to interior; cast-iron bars to windows to ground floor window to west elevation, and to basement windows. Round-headed doorway having early timber doorcase comprising panelled pilasters, scaled console brackets supporting fluted transom and moulded cornice, early timber panelled door, and small-pane leaded fanlight with coloured glass. Approached by three cut granite steps, flanked by replacement railings on rendered plinth walls. Replacement railings on masonry plinth walls enclosing yard to front boundary. Housing estate to west on former grounds of house.