Conservation Area (CA)
No CA
Local Listing Reference
LLHA0134
Description
Built c.1897 and owned by Edward Lloyd (the English tenor), who leased it to Clara Butt and Sims Reeves. It was originally known as Hassendean. Lloyd moved elsewhere in 1902, and the house was owned by a number of people in the following years. In 1944, St Christopher’s School moved into the building. Two storey with attic. The building in largely rendered, with some areas of pebbledash, and has a slate roof. Central entrance with ornate cast iron and glass porch. Canted bay windows to either side. Stained glass to the upper portions of the sash windows. The house is set back from the road within its own grounds. These are bounded by a low rendered wall with piers, modern fencing and a hedge. The piers to the main entrance are surmounted by eagles. Source: Middleton 2002
A. Architectural, Design and Artistic Interest
ii A good quality late Victoria villa, set within its own grounds. Well-proportioned symmetrical front elevation with ornate porch
C. Townscape Interest
ii Outside of a conservation area, it retains its relationship to the road, its ground and mature vegetation. The building and its grounds contribute to the streetscene
E. Rarity and Representativeness
i One of few Victorian villas of this size to survive F Intactness i The front elevation is little altered, and retains its windows, stained glass and ornate porch. Despite alteration to the side and rear, and the re-surfacing of the front garden, the relationship between the house, grounds and road survives.
Date of inclusion
Pre-2015