Claremont, Shore Road, Cove

Later 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan Italianate villa on prominent cliff site. Grey stucco with pink sandstone vermiculated margins; raised ashlar quoins, quoins; deep projecting eaves.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3 near-symmetrical bays, middle bay off-centre to right. Classical bowed portico (possibly from earlier house), fluted Doric columns, fluted pilasters supporting heavy entablature and blocking course; roll-moulding around door; inner half-glazed door; small window immediately to left of porch; window at ground outer right. Windows at 1st floor with segmental pediments breaking eaves, plain keystones in bays to right, keystone with bucranium to outer left.

E ELEVATION: 3 bays, lower service jamb abutting at outer left corner. Windows symmetrically disposed at 1st floor, small window at centre at ground. Service jamb of 3 blocks, narrow bay to right, broad window at ground (8-pane fixed glazing), blind window at 1st floor; boarded doors at ground, sliding storage doors at centre block, segmental-headed window, single storey block clasping to outer left.

W ELEVATION: 2-bay, 2-storey over basement. Full-height bow to outer right, battered harled basement, segmental-headed windows with quartz stone lintels. Ashlar upper storeys, figurative consoles with interlacing details (all different) supporting entablature at principal floor; segmental-headed windows at 2nd floor, tripartite windows at centre, pilaster surrounds, vermiculated lintels; deep eaves supported on corbels with zoomorphic details.

Plate glass timber sash and case windows; grey slate piended roof, lead flashings, lead over dormerheads; sandstone corniced wallhead stacks, circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1993.