40, Eastfield

This is a house dating to around 1840, possibly designed by Charles Underwood. It is constructed of limestone ashlar with a slate hipped roof and follows a double-depth plan. The architectural style is Greek Revival. The house is two storeys high and has a three-window facade. Wide pilaster strips define the corners and the central section, rising to a dentil cornice and parapet. A porch features two Ionic columns in antis supporting an entablature, and a panelled double door. A first-floor window is recessed behind two columns in antis with acanthus capitals. The ground floor has tripartite sash windows with a palmette frieze, while the first floor windows are framed by pilasters with palmette capitals. Inside, a large central hall contains a curved open-well staircase with stick balusters and a curtail. Decorative features include broken pediments over doorways, urns, acroteria in the cornice, good marble fireplaces with detached columns, and panelled doorway reveals and shutters.