Claremont Convalescent Home

Claremont Convalescent Home, originally known as Byng House, is a house that dates from 1840-41 and has been altered and significantly extended to the rear in the late 20th century. It features white painted stucco and a hipped slate roof, designed in a classical style. The building has a double-fronted plan with small side wings and stands three storeys high with three bays.

The exterior is symmetrical, with the outer bays slightly raised. It has a plinth and a prominent eaves cornice that is coved and bracketed over the outer bays. The centre of the façade includes a square-headed doorway flanked by round-headed side windows, all protected by a tetrastyle Ionic porch that has a corniced entablature and a balustraded parapet forming a balcony.

On the first floor, there is a French window set within a wide pedimented architrave supported by Ionic columns. Above this, on the second floor, is a cantilevered balcony with bowed iron railings and a window featuring three small round-headed lights. The outer bays are adorned with two-storey canted bay windows that have 1/1 and 2/2 sash windows, prominent cornices at both levels, and balustraded parapets, with 2-light casements on the second floor. The roof is shallow and hipped, topped with two tall chimney stacks.

There are single-storey side wings, each featuring a raised panel that contains a 2/2 sash window with arched upper panes. The return sides of the wings are similar but simpler. The rear of the building has a very large late 20th-century extension. Inside, there is a large dog-legged flying staircase with cast-iron balusters.