Auburn House

Terraced three-bay two-storey townhouse with dormer attic, built 1891, on a rectangular plan. Vacant, 1901. Occupied, 1911. One of a terrace of three. Mansard slate roof centred on gablets to window openings to dormer attic, perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, red brick English Garden Wall bond chimney stacks on chamfered cushion courses on plinths having thumbnail beaded cornices below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on red brick header bond thumbnail beaded cornice having yellow brick thumbnail beaded "Cavetto" consoles retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered red brick English Garden Wall bond walls on yellow brick header bond chamfered plinth. Camber-headed central open internal porch with concrete step threshold, and red brick doorcase with panelled pilasters on panelled pedestals framing bull nose-detailed voussoirs centred on panelled keystone with red brick header bond thumbnail beaded hood moulding. Square-headed door opening into townhouse with chamfered timber mullions framing glazed timber panelled door having overlight with sidelights on panelled risers. Camber-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and voussoirs centred on keystones framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in ball finial-topped turned timber newels, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled door; dining room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled reveals on panelled risers, chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; drawing room (west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled reveals on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, 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. Set back from line of road with rendered panelled piers to perimeter having finial-topped curvilinear pyramidal capping supporting cast-iron gate.