Ardenza — Torquay Road

Detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1862, on an F-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to ground floor abutting single-bay full-height gabled projecting end bay; two-bay (west) or single-bay (east) two-storey side elevations. Now disused. One of a group of six. Pitched slate roof on an L-shaped plan; pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch), "Fleur-de-Lys"-crested roll moulded clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, timber bargeboards to gables on timber purlins with timber finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on box eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated quoins to corners. Round-headed central window opening (porch) with cut-granite sill, and moulded rendered surround framing one-over-one timber sash window. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and moulded rendered surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled reveals or shutters with carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors centred on carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled reveals or shutters; drawing room (west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with Classical-style surround to window opening, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; dining room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered chamfered piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting crocketed cast-iron double gates.