The Cedars

The Cedars is a villa built in 1857 by Edward Walters, which has since been converted into office space. It features white-painted stucco on brick with a slate roof and is designed in a U-shape, consisting of a double-pile main range and two wings on the north side. The entrance front, originally located at the west end, has been altered by 20th-century additions and is now on the south side.

The building is two storeys high with an attic and basements, showcasing an asymmetrical three-bay south facade with string courses around it and a focus on tripartite openings. The entrance is marked by a slightly projected rectangular porch, which was formerly a window or French window, offset slightly to the right and accessed by a long flight of steps. This porch features glazed double doors and a cornice supported by consoles, flanked by tall narrow sash windows. Above the porch are tripartite sashes, while to the left is a two-storey, three-window canted bay with a similar cornice over the centre window. To the right is a shallow rectangular two-storey bay, with the ground floor channelled and a single-light sash, and the first floor displaying tripartite sashes. The ground floor windows have glazing bars, and there is a dentilled cornice along the top. The right-hand end has a mansard attic with a small open-pedimented dormer.

The west return wall includes a square tower, which was the former porch, featuring corner pilasters, a cornice, a balustraded parapet, and a flagmast. There are 20th-century additions to both the east and west sides. The rear of the west wing is styled similarly and includes a tripartite sash with a segmental-pedimented cornice on consoles.

Inside, there is an axial entrance hall from the former main doorway at the west end, which is now covered but retains a fanlight with radiating glazing bars and a keystone. The interior also boasts a fine open-string staircase, moulded plaster cornices with acanthus modillions, and a dining room in the west wing featuring 17th-century style panelling and an inglenook at the north end.