Nelson Villa, Nelson Lodge, Nelson Cottage, Attached Walls, Railings And Piers

A terrace of three houses, known as Nelson Villa, Nelson Lodge, and Nelson Cottage, along with attached walls, railings, and piers, was built in 1805, with balconies added around 1820. The buildings were originally commissioned for Captain Brissac. They are constructed of stucco over brick, with a slate roof and a central, off-centre, stucco party-wall stack. The exterior features wrought-iron balconies and railings. The terrace is two storeys high, with eight first-floor windows (a 3:2:3 arrangement), and Nelson Cottage projects forward. Six-pane French windows with divided overlights and margin lights are present throughout, with louvred shutters and hinges to all except those at Nelson Lodge. Central entrances are located in the second, fourth, and seventh openings; the others are blind. A crowning cornice and low parapet with copings tops the terrace. The interior retains original joinery and plasterwork, including a narrow, open-well staircase with stick balusters and a wreathed handrail in Nelson Cottage. Cornices in the outer houses are decorated with a Greek key motif. The first floor features a continuous balcony with intricately designed wrought-ironwork, including curved quarterings in a square motif, and lattice uprights at the right end of the ground floor. Nelson Cottage has two scrolled bootscrapers. A wall is attached to the left end pier with low walls surmounted by railings. Gate piers, capped with a scrolled motif, are present. The central wall abuts the right house, leading to railings with a scrolled lozenge motif. A wall extends approximately 5 metres to the right end, with railings featuring arrowhead and dogbars, topped with urn finials to the stanchions. The gate piers have been renewed, and the gate is composed of embellished rods. The terrace was part of an early 19th-century development plan, originally designed with front gardens.