No. 54 Bladud, With Boundary Wall, Gateway And Water Trough

No. 54 Bladud is a detached villa that incorporates a former farmhouse, dating from the 17th century and late 19th century. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and coursed and squared stone, with double Roman tile roofs. The early building features a compact double-gabled range located at the corner of the site, which is enveloped by a much larger later building.

The exterior of the former farmhouse range has two gabled bays, each with a two-light recessed ovolo mould stone casement beneath hoodmoulds. This is situated above a glazed lean-to porch with a glazed door and paired plain sash windows. The right half of the building descends to a basement with a recessed sash window. Between the coped gables, which have saddlestones, is a lofty valley stack. To the left is the broad gable of the later building, which is in the same plane and includes a plank door at attic level. The return to the south features a square light in a recessed ovolo mould surround at each level. The later building has gables adorned with scalloped bargeboards. The principal north front has three gables and includes a large Palladian window above a wide gabled glazed porch. To the south, there are three gables beyond the earlier work, with the last set well back and two large ashlar eaves stacks on the plain east side.

The interior has not been inspected.

The property also features a rubble retaining wall extending across the Entry Hill side, which has a square gateway at the lower end. This gateway carries a flat slab that extends on each side and has coping. Above the gateway is a large stone couchant lion, possibly by Pierani, who also designed the fountain at Bog Island, facing north. The wall continues to the right with long and short coping, and opposite the left gable, there is a long water trough with a water overflow spout in the wall. The retaining wall returns to Entry Hill Place.