No. 4 and Attached Railings

This is a house dating to around 1770, with alterations made in the 20th century. It was developed by Thomas Omer and stands on land previously owned by the Hayne family from 1638. The site was sold to Thomas Omer in 1765 to facilitate building, and had previously been used as a vineyard until around 1730.

The front of the house is constructed from limestone ashlar, painted on the ground floor. The rear is of rubble stone, while the basement is not visible from the front. It is a double-pile house with a parapeted roof and a coped party wall with two ashlar stacks to the left. There is a staircase to the rear.

The house has three storeys and a basement, with a two-window front. The first floor has a tripartite window that was originally arched in the centre, resembling a Venetian window, but has now been altered. It contains three four/four, six/six, four/four sash windows in splayed reveals, with a continuous lowered stone sill. The centre window’s round head has been blocked and a new lintel inserted. The second floor has two six/six horned sashes in splayed reveals with stone sills. The ground floor has an eight/eight sash in a splayed reveal with stone sill and wrought iron balconettes to the left, and a six-panel door with flush fielded and glazed panels to the right. The door is set within a stone doorcase with a cyma moulded architrave, frieze and pediment, and has one Pennant step. There are two steps leading to a Pennant paved crossover with a cast iron footscraper. A large 20th-century window and a door infill the basement under the crossover. A band course runs above the ground floor, connecting with No.3 Vineyards. It has a moulded eaves cornice and a coped parapet, which also connects with Nos 1-3, 5 and 6 Vineyards. The rear elevation is not visible. The interior has not been inspected.

Attached to the front are wrought iron railings and a gate with shaped heads on painted bases.