Sevenarches

This is a villa, later converted into flats, dating from approximately 1820 to 1830. It was likely built on the site shown on Merrett’s 1834 map, and is attributed to the architects RW and C Jearrad. The exterior is stucco over brick, with a hipped slate roof and ridge and rear stacks, alongside iron balconies.

The building is two storeys high with a basement, presenting four first-floor windows to the main facade. The first floor has six-over-six sash windows; the window to the left, set forward, is tripartite with two-over-two sashes. The ground floor features an off-centre, round-arched porch with a keystone, frieze, and cornice, leading to a six-panel door via a flight of roll-edged steps. To the left of the porch, a breakforward contains Doric pilasters and an inner round-arched recess with a three-over-six sash window featuring radial glazing to the top. To the right are casement windows. All ground floor windows are set within tooled architraves with plain reveals. Bracketed eaves and end stacks are also present.

The south facade (facing Lansdown Road) incorporates a two-storey bow over the basement on the left side, as well as three windows. These windows include six-over-six sashes, particularly tall on the ground floor. The ground floor of the bow features French windows with an eight-pane lattice frieze and divided overlights and margin lights. Ground floor openings have cornices resting on consoles, while first-floor windows have tooled sills with feet. The east facade has five windows, largely blind, similarly detailed with sills and cornices, with the ground-floor windows supported by embellished console brackets. All these windows have tooled architraves. First-floor windows feature six-over-six sashes, while the ground floor has two three-over-six sashes with radial glazing to the head, and six-over-six sashes to the basement level.

The interior has not been inspected.

A continuous balcony, featuring a Carron Company double-heart-and-anthemion motif with a stick balustrade and scrolled brackets, extends along the south side, leading to the steps of the bow. The villa occupies a prominent corner location and forms a visually cohesive grouping with 'The Lansdown' on Lansdown Road. The property is part of the former Lansdown Estate and represents a noteworthy example of suburban town planning.