Glaed Hame

Glaed Hame is a house built in 1906 by B Parker and R Unwin, and is the most elaborate example of their work within the Garden City. It is constructed in a Tudor style with an open plan design. The house is one and a half storeys high, with a main south-facing front overlooking the garden, featuring three gabled bays. It has a tiled roof and moulded brick stacks. Decorative carved bargeboards adorn the window bays. The upper parts of the bay windows are finished with roughcast plaster and exposed studwork. A former open sleeping gallery at the east end was replaced in 1921 with a two-storey extension of reinforced concrete, also designed by Parker and Unwin. The windows are mullioned casements, and there are glazed French windows with added sidelights. Inside, the hall, living room, and dining room were designed as a single open space, with concealed sliding doors separating them. The interior features high-quality joinery, including a hall inglenook that retains one of its original settles. A brick fireplace, with a copper hood, has replaced the original tiled surround.