11, Vernon Square

VERNON SQUARE 1. 1577 (West Side) No 11 SZ 5992 2/268

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2. Originally a large house of 1851 (deeds). Now semi-detached the rear half as No 45 Melville Street. Tall three storeys on plinth, rough cast. Low pitch hipped slate roof, overhanging eaves, frieze below. Vernon Square front: three windows and one window wing to South. The centre bay breaks forward slightly. First floor cornice. Windows are recessed, sash, glazing bars intact, block sills. Central recessed door (No 11) four panels, two glazed, narrow rectangular fanlight, plain surround. Greek Doric porch, with fluted columns, enclosed with opening each side. with opening each side. Frieze but no cornice as first floor above has been boxed in, glazed, with colonettes at corners and dentil cornice. North front to Melville Street is flanked by pilaster strips. Two windows, squat on second floor, tall on other floors. No 11 Vernon Square has addition of superimposed canted bays to ground and first floors, but No 45 Melville Street retains original fenestration, recessed sash, glazing bars, block sills. Fine anthemion balcony on brackets to first floor window. To West, originally garden front, three windows. On the left hand a two storeyed wing projects with a bowed end, articulated by giant pilasters with frieze cornice and parapet, flat roof, Two windows to side. All windows with glazing bars intact. The ground floor, adjoining wing, has an attractive conservatory with panelled risers, seven lights and glazed door all with marginal glazing arched at top and eight lights above with marginal glazing. To the South of this front is a two storeyed wing with cornice and parapet, of one window, in similar style, the ground floor brought forward in line with conservatory, having a glazed door with fanlight.

Listing NGR: SZ5940492547