The Limes

The Limes is a house built in 1848, with some alterations made in the 20th century. It was constructed for Diana Salmon and features painted brick with ashlar dressings and a fishscale tile roof, complemented by brick rear stacks with fluted shafts. The building is designed in a Tudor style and has two storeys with a symmetrical three-bay range. The bays are defined by pilasters, and the central bay has a gabled Tudor arch, along with fishscale fascia and barge-boards.

The entrance consists of a panelled door and a porch supported by paired columns, topped with an entablature and a crenellated parapet. The windows have brick sills, hollow-chamfered reveals, and label moulds, with four-pane sashes on the ground floor and 2/4-pane sashes on the first floor. There are also two large 20th-century flat-roofed dormers flanking the gablet.

On the left side, the building features fishscale barge-boards with a finial, a ground floor bay window with 1:2:1-light casements, and a first-floor window with hollow-chamfered reveals, a label mould, and cross-casement. The attic has a round-headed light, and all windows include decorative glazing. The right side has a 20th-century sun lounge and a first-floor window similar to the left side.

At the rear, there is a gabled wing with a catslide roof, and a central flat-roofed projection with two gablets above. The Limes was built as part of the development of the unsuccessful Bishopton Spa for its manager and is included for its group value.