159, 161 AND 163, HAVIL STREET

This building comprises a former asylum for aged women, now converted into dwellings, located at 159, 161, and 163 Havil Street. Constructed in 1837 by William Peacock, it is built of yellow brick with a low-pitched slate roof concealed behind a coped parapet. The building has two storeys and is arranged with a seven-bay central section flanked by two-bay, gabled wings that project forward. The central section features three doorways, each with a wide stucco surround and a heavy cornice; the central doorway is pedimented and bears a plaque above the first-floor level. Sash windows with glazing bars are set within segmental arches constructed of gauged brick. Blind oculi are located in the gables of the flanking wings. The interior has not been inspected.