Poplar Lawn And Attached Walls And Gate Piers

Poplar Lawn is an early 19th century house, largely remodelled from an earlier, symmetrical 18th century structure, with extensions dating from around 1850-60. The external walls are stuccoed over a timber-framed and cob core, and the roof is slate-covered with stacks positioned to the rear right and right of the building. Originally designed with a three-room through-passage plan, the house incorporates a late 19th century two-storey wing on the right side. The room at the rear left is now part of a neighbouring, unlisted property. The exterior features a symmetrical arrangement with a four-window front. The windows are early 19th century sash windows, with 6-over-6 panes, and 6/9-pane sashes to the ground floor. The original 18th century six-panel door remains, set within a doorcase featuring pilasters, an entablature with a triglyph frieze, and a modillion cornice. Internally, a former open fire can be found on the rear right wall. The house retains an early 19th century closed-string dogleg staircase with a swept swan's neck pine handrail, and splayed panelled shutters to the ground floor. A small 18th century two-panel door leads to the attic, where the original structure of the roof—featuring threaded purlins—is still visible. A boundary wall, approximately 2 metres high, is attached to the front right corner. It extends forward for about 10 metres, turns to the left, and curves towards the front of the house, with pyramidal-capped gate piers positioned centrally along the wall.