Upsala Villa

A detached villa dating from around 1820, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and later 19th-century additions. The villa is constructed of limestone ashlar with a shallow-hipped slate roof, characterised by paired brackets to wide eaves and moulded axial stacks. The plan is double depth, with a lower, two-storey wing added to the left in the 20th century.

The front façade is almost symmetrical, with three bays and a central window at first floor level. A range is set back to the right. It is possible the house was refronted in the mid-19th century, with the cornice removed and bracketed eaves installed at that time. The symmetrical front section steps slightly forward, and the original cornice and frieze continue as an eaves cornice. A raised panel sits centrally on the frieze, above a three-over-six pane sash window and a semicircular recess indicating a former doorcase. Small raised panels flank the first floor, and blind windows are present on the ground floor. A flat-roofed porch block covers the central and left-hand ranges, and a late 19th-century glazed, vaulted passage with wrought iron scrollwork to the tympanum covers the entrance, extending to the front wall. The rear elevation features six-over-six pane sash windows and later 19th-century horned two-over-two pane sashes. There is a single-storey bay with canted corners, featuring a broken pediment and blind balustrade. The interior has not been inspected.

This is a fine late Georgian villa, part of the development of Bathwick Hill. The date is derived from a conveyance from the estate of the Earl of Pulteney. The architect John Pinch the Elder was almost certainly involved in the design.