5 And 6, Alwyne Road

A pair of semi-detached houses at 5 and 6 Alwyne Road, built around 1855 and developed, and likely designed, by James Wagstaffe. The houses are constructed of yellow brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with stucco and slate roofs. They are three storeys high, with a basement, and feature principal fronts that are two bays wide.

The basement is stuccoed with banded rustication. Ground and first-floor windows have flat arches with moulded architraves and cornices resting on consoles. Second-floor windows have architraves that now lack mouldings, blending into the cornice band. Window guards are present on the ground floors of both houses, and all windows have sash glazing with margin lights. The building has boxed eaves, a hipped roof, and stacks located on the party wall.

Number 5 has steps leading to a recessed, two-storey side wing with a round-arched porch. The porch has Doric pilasters and a double order to the arch, banded rustication, a keystone, a panelled door, and an overlight. A first-floor window is present with a flat arch and moulded architrave, a cornice, and a blocking course.

Number 6 was later enlarged by three bays to the east, shortly after the original construction. The first added bay appears to be the former porch bay, with a ground-floor window mirroring the principal front and a first-floor window with a flat arch and moulded architrave, a modillion cornice, and a blocking course. The second added bay has two exposed sides, forming a tower in the upper part. A round-arched entrance is framed by panelled Doric pilasters with an archivolt, a keystone, a panelled door of original design and a fanlight. The first floor has coupled round-arched windows with pilasters and plain archivolts on the south and east sides, and corners treated in stucco with panelled angle pilasters. The modillion cornice is continued from the first bay. The second-floor windows are round-arched, with unmoulded architraves and elaborate shell-moulds in the tympana. Stucco quoins are present, and the building has boxed eaves on consoles and a hipped roof. The third added bay has openings only to the east: the ground floor features three round-arched windows, the center one being larger, linked by pilasters and plain semi-circular mouldings set within a panel of stucco. A balcony with iron railings is present above. A moulded storey band and sill band are visible to the first floor, which has a similar window arrangement not set within a stucco panel. A string course originates from the springing. Quoins are present on the ground floor, and the first floor features panelled pilasters. Boxed eaves and a hipped roof complete the appearance.