Bovis House And Attached Railings

Bovis House, formerly known as The Lypiatts, is a villa that dates from around 1840 to 1860 and has been used as a school before becoming offices. The building is constructed of stucco over brick and features a hipped slate roof, a left end stack, and iron railings. It has a double depth plan with a recessed staircase range to the left.

The exterior consists of two storeys above a basement, with five first-floor windows arranged in a 5:1:2 pattern, where the single bay is recessed. The stucco detailing includes quoins at the corners, horizontal rustication at the basement level of the main range with a moulded band above, and voussoirs over the windows. There is a first-floor band, a moulded sill band with long panelled 'feet' between bands, and ground-floor windows featuring tooled architraves, a frieze, and a cornice with sills on feet. The first-floor windows have tooled, eared architraves and all windows are 1/1 sashes.

The entrance is located at the center of the five-window range and features a porch with two pairs of Corinthian columns and engaged pilasters, along with an architrave, frieze, and cornice. A flight of roll-edged steps leads to four fielded-panel double doors with sidelights and an overlight that includes stained glass. The building has wide eaves supported by brackets. The right side of the building has a canted bay window on the ground floor topped with a balustrade, and there is a round-arched staircase window with a 1/1 sash that includes stained glass and leaded lights. Additionally, there is a further two-storey canted bay at the rear.

Inside, the staircase in the rear hall features a lower pillar adorned with fruit and swags, leading to chunky fluted columns on embellished urns and embellished cornices. The railings on either side of the porch display a scrolled lozenge motif. Bovis House is part of the former Lansdowne Estate and is a notable example of suburban town planning.