17, Lyndhurst Gardens

17 Lyndhurst Gardens is a detached house built between 1889 and 1890, designed by Horace Field for Russell Scott. The house features red brick construction with tile-hanging on the upper storey, and it has casement windows made partly of stone and partly of timber, adorned with leaded lights. The roof is tiled with overhanging eaves and timber bargeboards. The building has two main storeys and showcases an irregular composition in the Domestic Revival style, heavily influenced by the work of Norman Shaw.

The main front faces south and is positioned at right angles to the road, featuring three irregular gables. The central gable is above a round-arched entrance that includes a broad two-panel door flanked by quarter columns and sidelights, topped with a broad fanlight and a large projecting shell hood supported by ornate console brackets. The eastern flank, which faces the road, has a tall chimney and a broad shaped gable, with some alterations including a late 20th-century fire escape that is not of special interest. The western front has a late 20th-century addition that is also not of special interest.

Inside, the house retains many original features. The entrance passage includes a built-in porter’s seat, while the entrance hall boasts original panelling, plasterwork, door surrounds, and a fireplace. There are two arches leading to the original staircase, which features square newels and turned balusters; the upper landing has a similar balustrade, although it is now boxed in with fire screens. The main reception room to the southeast of the hall has two original fireplaces, one set in an inglenook, along with door surrounds and a connecting archway with sliding double doors. The other reception room to the east includes coving, a dado, door surrounds, and a built-in window seat with chests of drawers. The upper floor rooms still have some original door surrounds and a fireplace.